NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Toyota Camry Recalls
The 2009 Toyota Camry has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Toyota Camry. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 1,293
- Crashes reported
- 150
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
19 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Toyota Camry, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2009 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 2005–2008, 2010 Camry, 12 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Camry, 11 other models
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 2006–2008, 2010–2011 Camry, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 13V014000
- Reported
- January 16, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Camry, 15 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Camry, 11 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 12V091000
- Reported
- March 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 186,798
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 2010–2011 Camry, 17 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V017000
- Reported
- January 21, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,230,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 Camry, 6 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 09V388000
- Reported
- October 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,445,056
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 Camry, 6 other models
2009 Toyota Camry complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,293 owner complaints about the 2009 Toyota Camry, the newest on August 22, 2026. Of these, 150 describe a crash (12%) and 19 a fire; owners reported 86 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2009 Toyota Camry, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (21%), followed by the structure (17%) and the engine (16%).
2 of the 2009 Toyota Camry's 10 recalls also concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2009 Toyota Camry owners gave the mileage (929 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control266
- Structure224
- Engine208
- Unknown Or Other174
- Visibility/Wiper92
- Electrical System82
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 49 | |
| 2010 | 302 | |
| 2011 | 65 | |
| 2012 | 66 | |
| 2013 | 62 | |
| 2014 | 197 | |
| 2015 | 96 | |
| 2016 | 72 | |
| 2017 | 74 | |
| 2018 | 78 | |
| 2019 | 85 | |
| 2020 | 47 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2009 Toyota Camry peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 302. 38% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Toyota Camry drew 4.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Camry year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the Toyota Camry years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,293 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Camry are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Camry by model year
Other 2009 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted