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 192 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 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.
“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…”
“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…”
“The contact owns a 2021 toyota camry. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v865000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that parts were not…”
“The contact owns a 2021 toyota camry. While the contact’s wife was inside the parked vehicle and attempting to open the sunroof, there was an abnormal sound coming from the sunroof while attempting to close it. The motor to open the sunroof was covered and made a sound; however, the sunroof…”
“The contact owns a 2021 toyota camry. While the contact’s wife was inside the parked vehicle and attempting to open the sunroof, there was an abnormal sound coming from the sunroof while attempting to close it. The motor to open the sunroof was covered and made a sound; however, the sunroof…”
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 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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