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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Toyota Camry Recalls

The 2021 Toyota Camry has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Toyota Camry. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
157

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
21

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 Toyota Camry, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2021 Toyota Camry

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Campaign
23V865000
Reported
December 20, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 999,901
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2020, 2022 Camry, 10 other models

23V865000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Toyota Camry complaints by year

NHTSA has received 157 owner complaints about the 2021 Toyota Camry, the newest on September 24, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (13%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2021 Toyota Camry, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%), followed by the service brakes (8%) and the power train (8%).

The 2021 Toyota Camry's only recall also concerns the air bags.

Where 2021 Toyota Camry owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags78
  • Unknown Or Other21
  • Service Brakes13
  • Power Train12
  • Forward Collision Avoidance10
  • Electrical System8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Toyota Camry received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20214
202226
202313
202448
202543
202623

Complaints about the 2021 Toyota Camry peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 48. 58% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Toyota Camry drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Toyota Camry year in the same window: 20th highest of the 23 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 157 complaints about the 2021 Toyota Camry are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Camry by model year

Other 2021 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted