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2004 Toyota Camry Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 2004 Toyota Camry, and owners have filed 638 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

3
safety recalls
638
owner complaints to NHTSA
199 / 11
complaints citing a crash / fire
21–24
MPG combined (EPA)

3 safety recalls for the 2004 Toyota Camry

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 11V539000 Reported 420,326 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004 avalon vehicles; 2004 and 2005 camry, camry solara, highlander, and sienna vehicles, 2006 highlander hybrid; 2004 and 2005 lexus es330 and rx330; and 2006 lexus rx400h vehicles manufactured from june 1, 2004 through march 31, 2005, equipped with the 1mz-fe or 3mz-fe engine. The amount of…

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will check the crankshaft pulley to identify whether it was produced by the u.s. Supplier. If so, the dealer will replace the pulley with a new one at no charge. The safety recall…

  2. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 04V595000 Reported 150,061 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with a front passenger power seat, when installing certain rear-facing infant child seat bases onto the seat with an excessively high seatbelt tension, it may be possible to unseat a component called the buckle status switch from the seat belt buckle.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the front passenger seatbelt buckle status switch. This safety improvement campaign (ssc 40m) began on december 20, 2004. Owners should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or lexus at 1-800-255-3987..

  3. Air bags: side/window

    NHTSA 04V346000 Reported 128,316 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    On certain vehicles equipped with curtain shield air bags (csa), one or both of the curtain air bags may be twisted near the inflator due to improper assembly.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the csas and replace the air bag assembly if necessary. The recall began on august 6, 2004. Owners should contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

638 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2004 Toyota Camry have filed 638 complaints with NHTSA; 199 describe a crash and 11 describe a fire. Reports cite 133 injuries and 5 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 56,196 miles. Complaints peaked in 2010 with 143 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“My wife was in a crash that totaled my 2004 Camry. She swerved to miss a deer and was pulled off the road and into two utility poles and several areas of fence. None of the airbags deployed and the cr”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 8, 2026 · Air bags

“The SRS warning light came on. I took it to my mechanic and he tested the sensor. He said the code that showed is B1821...Open in Side Squib (D Seat Side) Circuit. He said I needed to take it to a Toy”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 15, 2025 · Air bags

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2004 Toyota Camry (Camry Solara, Camry Solara Convertible). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Combined21–24 mpg
City / Highway18–21 / 27–30
FuelRegular
EPA classCompact Cars, Midsize Cars
Engine4/6 cyl, 2.4/3/3.3 L
TransmissionAutomatic (S5); Automatic 4-spd; Automatic 5-spd; Manual 5-spd

Compare Toyota Camry model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Toyota Camry model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1983 Toyota Camry26
1984 Toyota Camry28
1985 Toyota Camry013
1986 Toyota Camry032
1987 Toyota Camry358
1988 Toyota Camry464
1989 Toyota Camry3113
1990 Toyota Camry2134
1991 Toyota Camry1149
1992 Toyota Camry0565
1993 Toyota Camry0260
1994 Toyota Camry1287
1995 Toyota Camry1303
1996 Toyota Camry2417
1997 Toyota Camry3555
1998 Toyota Camry2600
1999 Toyota Camry1501
2000 Toyota Camry2454
2001 Toyota Camry2272
2002 Toyota Camry4953
2003 Toyota Camry1781
2004 Toyota Camry3638
2005 Toyota Camry5721
2006 Toyota Camry5317
2007 Toyota Camry92,887
2008 Toyota Camry7933
2009 Toyota Camry101,293
2010 Toyota Camry9603
2011 Toyota Camry5600
2012 Toyota Camry2589
2013 Toyota Camry2274
2014 Toyota Camry3455
2015 Toyota Camry1271
2016 Toyota Camry2184
2017 Toyota Camry3148
2018 Toyota Camry8746
2019 Toyota Camry6397
2020 Toyota Camry3274
2021 Toyota Camry1157
2022 Toyota Camry162
2023 Toyota Camry264
2024 Toyota Camry151

Checking a specific 2004 Toyota Camry

How do I know if my 2004 Toyota Camry has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2004 Toyota Camry; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Toyota dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 04V346000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Toyota models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.