TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it will recall about 51,000 2011 model-year Tundra trucks due a potential problems with the vehicle’s rear drive shaft.

The shaft in less than one percent of 2011 Toyota Tundras vehicles “may include a slip yoke that could break due to improper casting,” the company said

A drive shaft is a mechanical component for transmitting torque and rotation and is instrumental in a vehicle’s axle structure.

The Japanese automaker said it was aware of one incident that involved a slip yoke failure but so far, there were no reports of accidents or injuries related to the problem.

In recent trading shares of Toyota were down 1.3 percent to $78.47 on the news.