Toyota Camry second-row head restraint brackets may be insufficiently welded
Toyota is recalling certain 2023-2024 Camry and Camry Hybrid vehicles because second-row head restraint brackets may be insufficiently welded, failing FMVSS 202. 4,212 units affected.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Risk-of-harm defect affecting occupant restraint performance in a crash, with no death or injury reported in the NHTSA record.
Plain-English summary
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain 2023-2024 Camry and Camry Hybrid vehicles under NHTSA campaign number 24V128000. The potential number of units affected is 4,212.
The second-row centre and right-side seats may have insufficiently welded head restraint brackets. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 202, "Head Restraints." According to NHTSA, a head restraint bracket that is insufficiently welded may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Dealers will replace the 60% rear seat-back frame sub-assembly free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 19, 2024.
Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TB04 and 24TA04.
The recalled product
- Product
- TOYOTA CAMRY, CAMRY HYBRID
- Brand
- TOYOTA
- Manufacturer
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Category
- Vehicle — Passenger vehicle
- Affected units
- 4,212
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- CAMRY
- CAMRY HYBRID
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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