The 1994 Toyota Camry has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 104,928 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 364 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT IN JAPAN. THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.
THE NUT CAN EVENTUALLY COME OFF ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING SHAFT, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
DEALERS WILL RETIGHTEN THE STEERING SET NUT.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“"takata recall" my brakes went out while driving on a city street, slowing down to make a right turn into a dirt road to get home. Instead I lost control of the steering wheel and ended up crashing into a ditch. My airbags inflated. Now my muffler sounds like its rattled and a strong smell of…”
“"takata recall" my brakes went out while driving on a city street, slowing down to make a right turn into a dirt road to get home. Instead I lost control of the steering wheel and ended up crashing into a ditch. My airbags inflated. Now my muffler sounds like its rattled and a strong smell of…”
“"takata recall" my brakes went out while driving on a city street, slowing down to make a right turn into a dirt road to get home. Instead I lost control of the steering wheel and ended up crashing into a ditch. My airbags inflated. Now my muffler sounds like its rattled and a strong smell of…”
“I was slowly turning to the right into a parking space and had my foot on the brake when the car suddenly accelerated. Fortunately, there was a tree there to stop the car. In the previous months, several of the panel warning lights had been coming on and off. I had toyota check them. They replaced…”
“On 4/5/16, I was driving on the highway in the right lane going straight, I put cruise control on and it was working okay for approx 15 minutes. Car suddenly sped up to 80 and went up in flames from under the hood within minutes. I was able to get out of the car unharmed but it is a total loss.”
“Tl* the contact owned a 1994 toyota camry. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle slid on black ice. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a guardrail and flipped multiple times. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a head, shoulder, and spinal injury that required medical…”
“1994 toyota camry. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle airbag installation issues. *smd the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. *jb”
“Press gas pedal it jam car sudden acceleration jump up to 65 mph. Making car side hit other car and then crash into garage. Car is total destroy, walk away from accident, but with injury at face, neck, shoulder and back. Lite injury to chest and leg/kneecap. *tr”
BY LETTER DATED JULY 8, 1998, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED NHTSA OF IT DECISION TO INITIATE A SAFETY RECALL OF APPROXIMATELY 105,000 OF THE SUBJECT 1994 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES BUILT IN JAPAN.THIS SAFETY RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ESTIMATED 218,000 SIMILAR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES.NHTSA HAS DESIGNATED THIS…
FURTHER INFORMATION AND DATA ARE REQUIRED TO FULLY ASSESS THIS ISSUE.OF SPECIFIC AND IMMEDIATE CONCERN ARE MANUFACTURING/ASSEMBLY/QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES EMPLOYED TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS.FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE, THIS PE HAS…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Toyota Camry as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.