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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Toyota Camry Recalls

The 2006 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 2006 Toyota Camry. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
317

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
101

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2006 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 2006 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 2005, 2007–2010 Camry, 12 other models

16V396000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler

Campaign
14V743000
Reported
November 19, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 3,233
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2007–2011 Camry, 12 other models

14V743000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005, 2007–2010 Camry, 18 other models

10V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005, 2007–2011 Camry, 17 other models

10V036000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
05V539000
Reported
November 22, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 4,503
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
only the 2006 Toyota Camry

05V539000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Toyota Camry complaints by year

NHTSA has received 317 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota Camry, the newest on June 25, 2026. Of these, 101 describe a crash (32%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 71 injuries and 2 deaths.

In complaints about the 2006 Toyota Camry, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (34%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (9%).

None of the 2006 Toyota Camry's 5 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.

Where 2006 Toyota Camry owners gave the mileage (240 complaints), the median was 42,748 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control108
  • Air Bags59
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic29
  • Steering28
  • Electrical System21
  • Power Train18

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Camry received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200636
200723
200815
200930
201087
20119
201212
201316
201422
201517
201611
20175
20187
201913
20203
20212
20222
20232
20241
20253
20261

Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Camry peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 87. 33% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota Camry drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Camry year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Toyota Camry years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 317 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Camry are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Camry by model year

Other 2006 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: June 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted