When will Toyota get a break from all their recent bad news.  It doesn’t look like any time soon with their most recent announcement that 2010 Toyota Tacoma trucks have a problem with a component that can lead to the separation of the drive shaft.

This is not what Toyota needs for the bruised reputation.  In the past two weeks, both the Tacoma and the Corolla have been in  the news with quality control concerns.  What’s next for the Japanese automaker?

Here is the announcement from Toyota that was announced on February 12th:

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall to inspect the front drive shaft on a small production run of certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD trucks.  The front shaft in approximately 8,000 vehicles may include a component that contains cracks that developed during the manufacturing process.  As those vehicles are used, the cracks may eventually lead to the separation of the drive shaft at the joint portion.

This condition only involves two specific front drive shaft production lot numbers installed in certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD vehicles. No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved.

Dealers will be instructed to perform an inspection to identify the specific lot numbers located on the front drive shaft. Based upon the inspection results, in a limited number of cases, the front drive shaft may need to be replaced.

The inspection is estimated to take ten minutes.  The inspection and/or replacement will be performed at no cost to the vehicle owner.

Toyota will notify owners by first class mail starting in mid-March, 2010.

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