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2013 Toyota Camry Recalls & Complaints

2

open safety recalls on record

Serious

377 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.82 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious13V505000

Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Switch/Wiring

short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Serious13V442000

Electrical System

short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy.

Remedy & full details

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.

Complaint volume

377 this model-year 9 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

64Crashes
1Fires
42Injuries
1Deaths

Across 377 complaints. Severity Index 0.82.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Power Train66 · 18%Unknown Or Other46 · 12%Air Bags36 · 10%Vehicle Speed Control32 · 8%Electrical System29 · 8%Steering26 · 7%Engine26 · 7%Structure · Body23 · 6%
  1. Power Train — 66 reports
  2. Unknown Or Other — 46 reports
  3. Air Bags — 36 reports
  4. Vehicle Speed Control — 32 reports
  5. Electrical System — 29 reports
  6. Steering — 26 reports
  7. Engine — 26 reports
  8. Structure:Body — 23 reports
  9. Service Brakes — 20 reports
  10. Seat Belts — 9 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1995 (5) · 1996 (7) · 1997 (4) · 1998 (3) · 1999 (2) · 2000 (4) · 2001 (4) · 2002 (4) · 2003 (1) · 2004 (3) · 2005 (5) · 2006 (5) · 2007 (10) · 2008 (8) · 2009 (10) · 2010 (9) · 2011 (5) · 2012 (2) · 2013 · 2014 (3) · 2015 (1) · 2016 (2) · 2017 (3) · 2018 (8) · 2019 (6) · 2020 (3) · 2021 (1) · 2022 (1) · 2023 (2) · 2024 (1) · 2025 (1)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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