1998 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Toyota Camry. The newest campaign is 01V012000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jan 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 600 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, 01V012000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the accelerator cable. Owner notification began february 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
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. 593,098 units in total.
01V012000Received . 53,061 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with cruise control and v6 engines, and built at one of two lines at the kentucky plant. The accelerator cable housing could be deformed at the cruise control actuator-to-throttle body connection. The accelerator inner-cable could wear away and eventually break.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could allow the throttle to return to idle or remain in its most recent position regardless of accelerator pedal operation, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the accelerator cable. Owner notification began february 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 10A. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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
600 complaints, 751 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.
- 1998 Toyota Camry
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Camry | All 1998 vehicles | Camry, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 174.4 | 106.9 | 56.2 | 131 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 133.2 | 123.7 | 55.5 | 100 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 114.5 | 43.2 | 136 | 86 |
| Suspension | 103.9 | 82.6 | 34.2 | 78 |
| Air Bags | 70.6 | 50.6 | 72.5 | 53 |
| Tires | 62.6 | 51.8 | 23.5 | 47 |
| Structure | 49.3 | 45.8 | 77.1 | 37 |
| Electrical System | 46.6 | 82.5 | 58.1 | 35 |
| Seat Belts | 46.6 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 35 |
| Steering | 45.3 | 55.8 | 45.8 | 34 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 64
- Complaints that report a fire
- 31
- Injuries in the complaints
- 45
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Jul 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE02079 | Preliminary evaluation | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE | Engine and Engine Cooling | 22 Oct 2002 | 18 Mar 2003 | |
| DP02004 | Defect petition | ENGINE SEIZURE | Engine and Engine Cooling | 30 Apr 2002 | 20 Jun 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.
- 19832
- 19842
- 19850
- 19860
- 19873
- 19884
- 19893
- 19902
- 19911
- 19920
- 19930
- 19941
- 19951
- 19962
- 19973
- 19982
- 19991
- 20002
- 20012
- 20024
- 20031
- 20043
- 20055
- 20065
- 20079
- 20087
- 200910
- 20109
- 20115
- 20122
- 20132
- 20143
- 20151
- 20162
- 20173
- 20188
- 20196
- 20203
- 20211
- 20221
- 20232
- 20241
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1998 Toyota CamryThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/camry/1998/. 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 NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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 1998 Toyota Camry?
- 593,098 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 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Toyota Camry name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 131 of 751 component mentions, or 174.4 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 106.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Toyota Camry open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.