Overview
This guide lists the recall campaigns the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has on file for the Toyota Camry, 2016–2024 model years, grouped by the system they affect, with what a pre-purchase inspection can and cannot tell you about each. It is built from NHTSA's recall records pulled on August 27, 2026, not from owner-forum anecdotes or failure-rate guesses.
NHTSA lists 18 campaigns for this model across those years. The 12 most recent, running from January 2025 back to April 2018, are covered below; older campaigns are not repeated here, so run the VIN yourself rather than treating this page as the complete list. Model years shown are limited to this guide's 2016–2024 range; a campaign can list earlier or later years.
How to read a Camry recall list
A recall campaign applies to certain vehicles, identified by VIN, built in a specific window. A model year appearing in a campaign does not mean every car of that year is affected, and a car outside the listed years can still be included in a multi-model campaign.
This page lists recall campaigns, which are manufacturer safety actions recorded by NHTSA; it does not rank reliability. A completed recall means the manufacturer's repair has been performed on that vehicle. What matters for a used purchase is whether the specific car in front of you has any open campaign and whether the seller can show the work was done.
Toyota Camry: Fuel system recalls
January 2025, NHTSA campaign 25V028000, listed for Toyota Camry model year 2018 (2016–2024 range). The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail. Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge.
November 2020, NHTSA campaign 20V682000, listed for Toyota Camry model years 2018–2020 (2016–2024 range). The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail. If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge.
January 2020, NHTSA campaign 20V012000, listed for Toyota Camry model years 2018–2019 (2016–2024 range). The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail. If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge.
What the inspection covers here: A fuel pump sits inside the tank, so no visual inspection can judge its condition. What an inspector can do is run the OBD-II scan for stored trouble codes and check fluid levels and oil leaks. The road test, where the vehicle is street legal, insured, and conditions are safe, evaluates the drivetrain. Whether the recall repair or update was performed is a VIN-lookup question, not an inspection one.
Toyota Camry: Air bag, seat belt and seat recalls
February 2024, NHTSA campaign 24V128000, listed for Toyota Camry model years 2023–2024 (2016–2024 range). The second-row center and right-side seats may have insufficiently welded head restraint brackets. A head restraint bracket that is insufficiently welded may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Dealers will replace the 60% rear seat-back frame sub-assembly, free of charge.
December 2023, NHTSA campaign 23V865000, listed for Toyota Camry model years 2020–2022 (2016–2024 range). A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying. An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Dealers will inspect and replace the sensor as necessary, free of charge. Some final remedy owner letters were mailed October 31, 2024.
August 2019, NHTSA campaign 19V567000, listed for Toyota Camry model year 2019 (2016–2024 range). The Occupant Classification System (OCS) may have been improperly calibrated, which may prevent the proper deployment of the front passenger air bag and knee air bag, in the event of a crash. In the event of a crash, if the air bags do not deploy as designed, the front seat passenger has an increased risk of an injury. Remedy per NHTSA: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the OCS, free of charge.
What the inspection covers here: An inspector cannot test an occupant-classification sensor or predict how an air bag would behave in a crash. The inspection does cover the interior, including seat belts, and the gauges and the operation of the electrical items, and anything unusual is reported. Whether a campaign's remedy was performed is answered by the VIN lookup.
Toyota Camry: Brake recalls
November 2021, NHTSA campaign 21V890000, listed for Toyota Camry model years 2018–2019 (2016–2024 range). The vane cap inside the vacuum pump may break, causing the pump to fail, which could result in a sudden loss of braking assist. A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash. Remedy per NHTSA: Dealers will repair or replace the vacuum pump, as necessary, free of charge.
April 2018, NHTSA campaign 18V211000, listed for Toyota Camry model year 2018 (2016–2024 range). During the manufacturing process, the oil galley in the rotor for the brake booster vacuum pump assembly may have been improperly machined possibly resulting in a sudden loss of brake assist. A sudden loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake booster vacuum pump, free of charge.
What the inspection covers here: Braking components are part of every inspection, and Silver and Gold add pad and rotor measurement. A brake recall's remedy status still comes from the VIN lookup.
Toyota Camry: Engine and cooling recalls
February 2020, NHTSA campaign 20V064000, listed for Toyota Camry model year 2020 (2016–2024 range). NHTSA's summary limits it to vehicles equipped with 2.5L 4-Cylinder engines. Porosity in the engine castings may result in cracks than can allow coolant to leak internally and/or externally. A coolant leak can cause the engine to overheat and cause a vehicle stall in conventional gasoline vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, for all involved vehicles, the engine may get damaged mechanically, possibly resulting in an engine oil leak, increasing the risk of a fire. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the engine including the engine block, as necessary, free of charge.
What the inspection covers here: The inspection includes a visual check of the engine and everything under the hood, fluid levels, oil leaks, and the OBD-II scan for stored codes. Internal engine damage is not something a visual check can confirm, and whether a recall repair was done is a VIN-lookup question.
Toyota Camry: Tire, wheel and label recalls
June 2023, NHTSA campaign 23V432000, listed for Toyota Camry model year 2023 (2016–2024 range). The lug nuts that attach the wheels to the vehicle may be loose, which can result in wheel detachment. A wheel that detaches from a moving vehicle can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Dealers will inspect and tighten the lug nuts, and replace any damaged components, free of charge. NHTSA's record flags this campaign with a do-not-drive advisory until the repair is performed.
June 2019, NHTSA campaign 19V503000, listed for Toyota Camry model years 2017–2019 (2016–2024 range). NHTSA's summary limits it to vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Southeast Toyota Distributors will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge.
March 2019, NHTSA campaign 19V244000, listed for Toyota Camry model year 2019 (2016–2024 range). The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. This campaign names more than one model or trim, so confirm your VIN is included. Remedy per NHTSA: Gulf States Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge.
What the inspection covers here: Tires and wheels, including tread depth, are checked on every inspection. Whether a recall repair was performed, and whether a label or marking was corrected, is a VIN-lookup question.
Check a Camry's VIN for open recalls before you drive out
Enter the 17-character VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls), which is free and shows open recalls for that exact vehicle. Manufacturers also offer their own recall lookups. The VIN is usually on the dashboard at the base of the windshield and on the driver's door jamb. Ask the seller for it before you travel.
If the lookup shows an open campaign, the remedy text NHTSA records for most campaigns describes the repair or update as free to the owner. Ask the seller for the dealer paperwork showing the work was done, or make the open repair a condition of the sale. If NHTSA flags a do-not-drive advisory, do not take delivery until the repair is complete.
What a pre-purchase inspection adds on top of a recall lookup
The recall lookup tells you what the manufacturer has reported to NHTSA. An independent inspection tells you what is going on with the car you are about to buy, including problems no recall covers.
Every Vehicle Inspectors inspection covers the body and paint for prior repair or respray, rust and underbody condition, tires and wheels, glass, evidence of previous accident or flood damage, lights and gauges and the electrical items, the interior and seat belts, the motor and transmission, the driveline including all-wheel-drive systems, steering, suspension, braking components and exhaust, the engine bay, fluid levels and leaks, an OBD-II scan for stored codes (1996 and newer vehicles), and a road test where the vehicle is street legal, insured, and conditions are safe. You receive a photo-documented PDF report with a plain-English go, caution, or stop summary.
Silver adds a battery load test, brake pad and rotor measurement, and A/C and heater temperature readings. Gold adds an extended road test with live OBD-II data capture, a full electronics and infotainment audit, and paint-depth readings panel by panel. The tiers are price bands by vehicle value; the core inspection is the same at each. See pricing or book an inspection and paste the listing link.