1993 TOYOTA CAMRY — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 254 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (41 complaints · 16.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 47
  • Fires 9
  • Injuries 48
  • Deaths 2
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 41 of 254 owner complaints (16.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 41 complaints, 16.1% of reports AIR BAGS 41 · 16.1% · 27 crash reports ENGINE: 29 complaints, 11.4% of reports ENGINE 29 · 11.4% SERVICE BRAKES: 24 complaints, 9.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 24 · 9.4% · 4 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 23 complaints, 9.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 23 · 9.1% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 19 complaints, 7.5% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19 · 7.5% · 8 crash reports STRUCTURE: 18 complaints, 7.1% of reports STRUCTURE 18 · 7.1% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 18 complaints, 7.1% of reports VISIBILITY 18 · 7.1% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 16 complaints, 6.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 16 · 6.3% · 6 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 12 complaints, 4.7% of reports SEAT BELTS 12 · 4.7% · 2 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 192 complaints, 75.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 192 · 75.6% · 36 crash reports 7 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 41 16.1% 27 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 29 11.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 24 9.4% 4 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 23 9.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 19 7.5% 8 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 18 7.1% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 18 7.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 16 6.3% 0 crashes · 6 fires
SEAT BELTS 12 4.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 192 75.6% 36 crashes · 7 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Mar 2006. 1995-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 1995-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 1995-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 1995-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 1996-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1996-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 1996-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 1997-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1997-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1997-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 1998-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 1999-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2000-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Aug 1993 Oct 2018 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Investigation PE93074 ● Investigation PE93074 Investigation EA93032 ● Investigation EA93032
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 11
1995-Q2 Owner reports 14
1995-Q3 Owner reports 13
1995-Q4 Owner reports 8
1996-Q1 Owner reports 8
1996-Q2 Owner reports 5
1996-Q3 Owner reports 3
1996-Q4 Owner reports 13
1997-Q1 Owner reports 5
1997-Q2 Owner reports 7
1997-Q3 Owner reports 2
1997-Q4 Owner reports 6
1998-Q1 Owner reports 5
1998-Q2 Owner reports 11
1998-Q3 Owner reports 6
1998-Q4 Owner reports 7
1999-Q1 Owner reports 5
1999-Q2 Owner reports 9
1999-Q3 Owner reports 11
1999-Q4 Owner reports 9
2000-Q1 Owner reports 9
2000-Q2 Owner reports 4
2000-Q3 Owner reports 2
2000-Q4 Owner reports 5
2001-Q1 Owner reports 5
2001-Q2 Owner reports 9
2001-Q3 Owner reports 5
2001-Q4 Owner reports 5
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 2
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 3
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 7
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 5
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Defect investigation 1 PE93074
Defect investigation 1 EA93032
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E026000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E049000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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