1993 Toyota Celica Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1993 Toyota Celica. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
AIR BAGS
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1fires
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1
SEAT BELTS
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
Total complaints18

What owners report

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

“I have had two front end shafts sheer off the retaining nut on my car. The first incident was last summer (2009) and the latest incident occurred last night. At the outboard end of the drive shaft, there is a threaded shaft that accepts a (I believe) 22 or 24mm nut. In both cases, the shaft…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT · reported 2010-11-09

“I have had two front end shafts sheer off the retaining nut on my car. The first incident was last summer (2009) and the latest incident occurred last night. At the outboard end of the drive shaft, there is a threaded shaft that accepts a (I believe) 22 or 24mm nut. In both cases, the shaft…”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE · reported 2010-11-09

“The front driver and passenger seat belts do not retract or if they do, slowly and not fully. Leaving both passenger and driver to more bodily injury in case of accident. Has been like this since I bought the car. I called toyota but was told I had to pay for the repairs. Not cheap! The wipers are…”

SEAT BELTS · reported 2010-08-13

“The front driver and passenger seat belts do not retract or if they do, slowly and not fully. Leaving both passenger and driver to more bodily injury in case of accident. Has been like this since I bought the car. I called toyota but was told I had to pay for the repairs. Not cheap! The wipers are…”

VISIBILITY · reported 2010-08-13

“When using the air conditioner air compressor engages, and causes vehicle to suddenly accelerate. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, who could not solve the problem. *ak”

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER · reported 2004-03-09

“When using the air conditioner air compressor engages, and causes vehicle to suddenly accelerate. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, who could not solve the problem. *ak”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2004-03-09

“Both of my front seat belts do not lock or retract properly on my 1993 celica gt and I know that this is a common problem with this model year. It is common knowledge on the celica enthusiast web board that I request and I've found complaints logged on the dot's websites. Was there a recall for…”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · reported 2004-01-17

“While applying the brakes rotors produced a grinding noise. As result, an odor seeped through the vents. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR · reported 2003-11-09
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 1993 Toyota Celica as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.