Toyota Recalls Fifty-Six MY 2011 Camry Vehicles

TORRANCE, CA -- Nov. 12, 2014: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of 56 Model Year 2011 Camry vehicles produced at Toyota Motor Corporation’s Tsutsumi Plant in Aichi, Japan and distributed to the US Territories of Guam and Saipan. Globally, Toyota is recalling approximately 170,000 Camry vehicles.

In the involved vehicles, the front suspension system contains a lower ball joint which connects the front suspension lower arm to the knuckle arm. In the assembly process, the rubber boot on the ball joint could have been damaged by insufficiently maintained equipment. If the rubber boot is damaged, lubricant grease inside the ball joint could leak from the damaged boot, causing the ball joint to wear and loosen prematurely. If the vehicle is continuously operated in this condition, the lower ball joint may separate from the knuckle and could cause a loss of vehicle control.

Toyota is not aware of any crashes, injuries, or fatalities related to this condition.

Owners of the involved vehicles will receive a notification by first class mail. Toyota dealers will inspect the rubber boots, and if necessary, replace the ball joint with a new one.

Detailed information is available at Toyota Recall and by calling Toyota Customer Service at 1-800-331-4331.