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SevereNHTSA·24V128000·Announced 2025-09-02

2023-2024 Toyota Camry insufficiently welded head restraint brackets

Certain 2023-2024 Toyota Camry vehicles have insufficient welds on second-row head restraint brackets, which may fail to properly protect occupants during a crash. Owners should contact Toyota for replacement.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a structural defect in a critical safety component (head restraint brackets with insufficient welds) that fails to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202. While no injuries are currently reported, the defect directly affects occupant protection in a crash, warranting a Severe classification.

Plain-English summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling certain 2023 and 2024 Camry and Camry Hybrid vehicles. The second-row center and right-side seats may have insufficiently welded head restraint brackets.

These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202 (Head Restraints). A head restraint bracket that is insufficiently welded may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Approximately 4,212 vehicles are affected by this recall. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 19, 2024. Owners should contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 to schedule a repair. Dealers will replace the 60% rear seat-back frame sub-assembly free of charge. Toyota's recall numbers for this campaign are 24TB04 and 24TA04. Additional information is available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or at www.nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
2023 TOYOTA CAMRY
Brand
TOYOTA
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Category
Vehicle — Head Restraints
Hazard
  • insufficient-weld
  • head-restraint
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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