1986 Toyota Camry Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1986 Toyota Camry. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 35 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
10
TIRES
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
1fires
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
1
Total complaints35

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“We are the original owner of a 1986 toyota camry that we bought new. We had an issue with sudden acceleration back in 1986 and brought the car back to the original toyota dealer. They were unable to find anything wrong. The issue with sudden acceleration has happened 3 more times most recently a…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2016-04-23

“Rapid rubber deterioration on kuhmo passenger car tire. *tr”

TIRES · reported 2011-04-01

“3/28/04-purchased 4 new tires from wal-mart tire center (p185/70r13 bw x-trac). 4/16/2005- broke down on side of road due to vehicle shaking violently. Had vehicle towed; mechanic said that belt in tire slipped. I returned tire to wal-mart and they gave me a pro-rated price on new tire (based on…”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2005-06-27

“I was driving on the freeway at 70mph when I heard an explosion and my car began to vibrate. I pulled over to the shoulder and saw that my right front tire had blown out. I did not hit anything on the road nor was my tire punctured. Several people who looked at the tire said the blowout was caused…”

TIRES · reported 2003-08-26

“Window handle on drivers side fell off. He took it to garage. The only way that the handle will stay if consumer would have the window open, it's impossible. He has knob next to him, and then he will stick the knob on the door to open and close of the door. *ak”

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR · reported 2000-06-01

“Problem occured gradually and almost unnoticably. When it became more frequent I felt it was too dangerous to continue driving. The brake light was the first sign, but it didn't stay on but for a few seconds. Repairs incurred an expense on my part (on 26 october 1999) of $765.66 for two wheel…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS · reported 1999-05-01

“Vehicle would lose power while trying to accelerate onto the freeway. The problem is intermittent, but it only occurs while trying to accelerate. *ak”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1997-03-25

“The front passenger seat belt female part is cracked where the buckle goes in and has caused the seat belt not to latch. Please describe details. *ak”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY · reported 1996-12-01

Defect investigations

Investigation PE87057 Opened 1987-09-10 · closed 1988-03-30

IGNITER ASSEMBLY FAILURE

SUMMARY: TOYOTA RECOVERED SOME FAILED IGNITION CONTROL MODULES FROM THEFIELD. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A SOLDER JOINT IN THE POWER TRANSISTOROF THE MODULE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. BECAUSE THE PART IS AN EMISSIONRELATED COMPONENT A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED.THE PREDOMINANT MODE OF FAILURE IS AN…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Toyota Camry as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.