Recall Register

1983 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1983 Toyota Camry. The newest campaign is 90V040000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Feb 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 6 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 90V040000, in the NHTSA record

Replace computer with one of improved design.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 170,126 units in total.

  1. 90V040000Received . 121,389 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cruise control computer malfunction could occur upon shutting off the control after continuous use followed by cold ambient temperatures.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace computer with one of improved design.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 83V133000Received . 48,737 units.

    Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the voltage regulator at no charge.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

6 complaints, 6 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1983 Toyota Camry: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts2
Electrical System1
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Suspension1
Child Seat1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
15 Apr 2003

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1983 Toyota Camry, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1983 Toyota Camry
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE90021Preliminary evaluationFAILED SPEED CONTROLEquipment1 Dec 198921 Mar 199090V040000
PE87057Preliminary evaluationIGNITER ASSEMBLY FAILUREElectrical System10 Sep 198730 Mar 1988
DP86008Defect petitionSUDDEN ACCELERATIONVehicle Speed Control / Linkages2 Apr 19867 Aug 1986
DP85001Defect petitionSHOULDER HARNESS PROBLEMSeat Belts21 Sep 19842 Jan 1985

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19832
  2. 19842
  3. 19850
  4. 19860
  5. 19873
  6. 19884
  7. 19893
  8. 19902
  9. 19911
  10. 19920
  11. 19930
  12. 19941
  13. 19951
  14. 19962
  15. 19973
  16. 19982
  17. 19991
  18. 20002
  19. 20012
  20. 20024
  21. 20031
  22. 20043
  23. 20055
  24. 20065
  25. 20079
  26. 20087
  27. 200910
  28. 20109
  29. 20115
  30. 20122
  31. 20132
  32. 20143
  33. 20151
  34. 20162
  35. 20173
  36. 20188
  37. 20196
  38. 20203
  39. 20211
  40. 20221
  41. 20232
  42. 20241

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1983 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/camry/1983/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1983 Toyota Camry?
170,126 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Camry have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 59 recall campaigns for the Toyota Camry, model years 1983 to 2024. 2 of them name the 1983 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1983 Toyota Camry name most often?
Seat Belts: 2 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1983 Toyota Camry open?
No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.