NHTSA recall 14V715000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 14V715000 |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| Reported | 2014-11-07 |
| Owners notified | 2014-12-12 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| Units potentially affected | 5650 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-04-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 5650 |
| Reported remedied | 5095 (90%) |
| Reported unreachable | 140 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Camry, Camry HV, Avalon, and Avalon HV vehicles equipped with 16-inch and 17-inch rims. In the affected vehicles, the left-side front suspension lower arm may have been incorrectly manufactured. As a result, the left side lower arm may not have enough clamping surface area for one of the bolts that secures the lower arm to the lower ball joint.
What can happen
Because of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left side lower arm, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 TOYOTA AVALON | Built 2014-09-03 to 2014-09-15. |
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| 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY | Built 2014-09-03 to 2014-09-15. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| Dealer Inspectio | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. Dealer Letter: It has come to our attention that your dealership recently received '15 Model Year Sienna (s) that may not have had the passenger seat Occupant Classification Sensors (OCS) properly calibrated during the assembly process. It has come to our attention that your dealership recently received some '14 Model Year Camry and/or Avalon (s) that may have a lower control arm on the left front suspension that may have been mis-stamped during the assembly process. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.