Recall Register

2003 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Toyota Camry. The campaign is 04V346000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jul 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window. NHTSA has 780 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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

Remedy of campaign 04V346000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the csas and replace the air bag assembly if necessary. The recall began on august 6, 2004. Owners should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 128,316 units in total.

  1. 04V346000Received . 128,316 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vehicles equipped with curtain shield air bags (csa), one or both of the curtain air bags may be twisted near the inflator due to improper assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this occurs, the csa may not deploy rapidly enough when activated in a side impact collision. This may result in failure to provide the intended head protection, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the csas and replace the air bag assembly if necessary. The recall began on august 6, 2004. Owners should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

    Report filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

780 complaints, 946 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.

  • 2003 Toyota Camry
  • All 2003 vehicles
2003 Toyota Camry: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2003 CamryAll 2003 vehiclesCamry, all yearsMentions
Vehicle Speed Control275.941.3136261
Engine and Engine Cooling121.674.555.5115
Service Brakes, Hydraulic101.556.456.296
Air Bags78.283.772.574
Steering5648.145.853
Engine5529.563.752
Power Train42.3118.575.640
Suspension30.75934.229
Structure30.764.377.129
Electrical System22.2122.858.121

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 30.

Complaints that report a crash
228
Complaints that report a fire
10
Injuries in the complaints
106
Deaths in the complaints
5
Date of the newest complaint
6 May 2026

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 2003 Toyota Camry, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 154 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2003 Toyota Camry
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP06003Defect petitionENGINE SURGINGVehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal14 Sep 20063 Apr 2007
DP05002Defect petitionVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVehicle Speed Control5 Aug 20055 Jan 2006
PE04021Preliminary evaluationTHROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMVehicle Speed Control3 Mar 200422 Jul 2004

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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Toyota Camry: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/camry/2003/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Toyota Camry?
128,316 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Toyota Camry name most often?
Vehicle Speed Control: 261 of 946 component mentions, or 275.9 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 41.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Toyota Camry open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.