The 1984 Toyota Camry has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 170,126 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR UPON SHUTTING OFF THE CONTROL AFTER CONTINUOUS USE FOLLOWED BY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
THERMAL SHOCK TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER COULD RESULT IN ENGINE RACING IF THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED WITH THE MAIN CONTROL SWITCH IN THE 'ON' POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT IF THIS IS PERFORMED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
REPLACE COMPUTER WITH ONE OF IMPROVED DESIGN.
VOLTAGE REGULATOR WHICH CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF FLOW IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR, MAY HAVE MANUFACTURING ERRORS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT. THE REGULATOR MAY OVERCHARGE THE BATTERY.
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AT NO CHARGE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Brakes were not operable. Rotors/brake pads and calipers were replaced more then ounce. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“Brakes were not operable. Rotors/brake pads and calipers were replaced more then ounce. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“The driver's side seat belt would not release from belt buckle when pressing the red release button. *ak”
“Intermittent stalling. *sd”
“Door lock/latches failed after front doors were locked. *ak”
“Seat belt straps do not lock and hold passengers back to seat. *ak”
“Front seat belt buckles fell apart. *ak”
“Seat belt failed to restrain consumer during accident resulting in consumer's head hitting top of vehicle, seat broke and collapsed during accident also, injury to consumer due to failures. Mjs”
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
SUMMARY: TOYOTA RECOVERED SOME FAILED IGNITION CONTROL MODULES FROM THEFIELD. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A SOLDER JOINT IN THE POWER TRANSISTOROF THE MODULE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. BECAUSE THE PART IS AN EMISSIONRELATED COMPONENT A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED.THE PREDOMINANT MODE OF FAILURE IS AN…
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Toyota Camry as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.