Recall Register

1996 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Toyota Camry. The newest campaign is 99V307000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has 417 complaints on file for this model year. 2 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, 99V307000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will tighten the steering wheel set nut.
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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. 540,793 units in total.

  1. 99V307000Received . 540,037 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The steering wheel set nut may not have been sufficiently tightened causing steering vibration and looseness.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can result in a loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will tighten the steering wheel set nut.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD.. Manufacturer campaign number X06/XL7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V037000Received . 756 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The plastic material of the bulb holders of the rear tail light assembly does not have sufficient heat resistance. When the bulb is illuminated, the resulting high temperature can cause the bulb holder to deform.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    As the bulb holder deforms, the bulb can lose electrical contact, resulting in an inoperative lamp, increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the rear combination lamp bulb holder to see if it is the defective material. The defective bulb holder together with the wiring harness will be replaced with a correct bulb holder and harness.

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

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Complaints by component

417 complaints, 567 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1996 Toyota Camry
  • All 1996 vehicles
1996 Toyota Camry: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1996 CamryAll 1996 vehiclesCamry, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling151.7140.955.586
Service Brakes, Hydraulic100.5120.956.257
Vehicle Speed Control89.94213651
Air Bags84.766.972.548
Steering68.848.945.839
Electrical System52.98458.130
Suspension51.15534.229
Structure49.439.577.128
Visibility47.65938.327
Tires45.937.223.526

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 26.

Complaints that report a crash
56
Complaints that report a fire
8
Injuries in the complaints
58
Deaths in the complaints
5
Date of the newest complaint
31 Dec 2020

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 1996 Toyota Camry, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 90 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Toyota Camry
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP02004Defect petitionENGINE SEIZUREEngine and Engine Cooling30 Apr 200220 Jun 2002
PE01024Preliminary evaluationSUSPENSION COIL SPRINGSuspension18 Jul 200129 Jan 2002

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. 1996 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/camry/1996/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Toyota Camry?
540,793 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 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Toyota Camry name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 86 of 567 component mentions, or 151.7 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 140.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Toyota Camry open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.