The 2021 Toyota Camry has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 999,901 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 195 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 20, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS23V8650002023-12-20999,901 affected
Defect
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Corolla, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus ES350, Lexus RX350, Lexus RX450H, 2021 Sienna Hybrid, Lexus ES250, 2020-2022 Camry, Camry Hybrid, and ES300H vehicles. A short circuit may develop…
Consequence
An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed in February 2024. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024. Letters will continue to be mailed in phases through January 2026. Owners may contact Toyota…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I went to a toyota dealership june 24th to have my car checked for the airbag recall. They told me my car did have the recall on it and that they would have to order the part. I haven't heard anything from them at all.”
“2021 camry with 29,000 miles panoramic roof is stuck in the vent position. Took it to two different automotive shops and was told they could not close the vent. The concern was too much pressure on the glass could cause it to shatter if they forced it to close. The recommended repair was to…”
“Component failed: falken tire size 235/40r19. The tire was manually over-inflated to a life-threatening 91 psi by the service facility. It is currently available for inspection upon request.safety risk: upon driving onto public highway 79, the extreme over-inflation caused the vehicle to…”
“Component failed: falken tire size 235/40r19. The tire was manually over-inflated to a life-threatening 91 psi by the service facility. It is currently available for inspection upon request.safety risk: upon driving onto public highway 79, the extreme over-inflation caused the vehicle to…”
“Vehicle information: • year/make/model: 2021 toyota camry • vin: [xxx] incident date: may 4, [2025] incident time: approximately 9:45 am incident location: [xxx] toward [xxx] description of incident: while driving at approximately 25 mph, multiple dashboard warning lights suddenly illuminated…”
“Vehicle information: • year/make/model: 2021 toyota camry • vin: [xxx] incident date: may 4, [2025] incident time: approximately 9:45 am incident location: [xxx] toward [xxx] description of incident: while driving at approximately 25 mph, multiple dashboard warning lights suddenly illuminated…”
“We ordered this car custom what we wanted 2021 toyota camry xse awd. The car is great wife and I love driving it. But at 68,857 miles as of today 4/29/26 it’s on its second set of tires with regular maintenance and rotations on tires it’s eating them up on the inside. We have had 4 alignment…”
“While driving down the highway, the whole car and steering wheel of 2021 toyota camry hybrid started shaking side to side. Was able to exit safely and found a bubble in the sidewall of the 2021 hankook kinergy gt h436 bw 235/45r18 tire. Never had this happen with any tire before. 31,000 miles on…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 Toyota Camry as of
July 20, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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