NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Toyota Camry Recalls
The 2005 Toyota Camry has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Toyota Camry. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 721
- Crashes reported
- 223
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Toyota Camry, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2005 Toyota Camry
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Camry, 12 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V539000
- Reported
- November 9, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 420,326
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Camry, 7 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V035000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,417
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Camry, 18 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V036000
- Reported
- February 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 Camry, 17 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 04V595000
- Reported
- December 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,061
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Camry, 1 other model
2005 Toyota Camry complaints by year
NHTSA has received 721 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry, the newest on April 9, 2026. Of these, 223 describe a crash (31%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 126 injuries and 18 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (38%), followed by the power train (12%) and the steering (10%).
None of the 2005 Toyota Camry's 5 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2005 Toyota Camry owners gave the mileage (575 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control272
- Power Train84
- Steering71
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic66
- Air Bags65
- Seat Belts46
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82 | |
| 2006 | 38 | |
| 2007 | 37 | |
| 2008 | 44 | |
| 2009 | 34 | |
| 2010 | 252 | |
| 2011 | 39 | |
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 26 | |
| 2014 | 46 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 252. 29% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Toyota Camry drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Toyota Camry year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 721 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Camry by model year
Other 2005 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: April 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted