NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Toyota Celica Recalls
The 2003 Toyota Celica has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 5, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Toyota Celica. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Toyota Celica, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2003 Toyota Celica
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03V074000
- Reported
- March 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,048
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Celica
2003 Toyota Celica complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2003 Toyota Celica, the newest on January 16, 2022. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 Toyota Celica, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (24%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the steering (12%).
The 2003 Toyota Celica's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Air Bags2
- Steering2
- Structure2
- Engine1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Toyota Celica peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 4. 59% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 17 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Celica are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Celica by model year
Other 2003 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: January 16, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted