IllustrationRAN DIRECTLY INTO A TREE AT APPOX. 30MPH AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONCIDERABLE DAMAGE TO DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GRILLE, BUMPER, HEADLIGHTS, HOOD AND SIDE PANEL.
1993 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 28 of 260 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
47 crash reports9 fire reports41 injury reports
Seat Belts complaints
15 reportsOWNER OF A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH MALFUNCTIONING SEATS BELTS. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR RETRACTABLE SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK . I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT ASSIST IN THE MATTER BECAUSE THE BELTS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. BELTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR NOT 6 YEARS 60…
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OWNER OF A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH MALFUNCTIONING SEATS BELTS. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR RETRACTABLE SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK . I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT ASSIST IN THE MATTER BECAUSE THE BELTS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. BELTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR NOT 6 YEARS 60,000 MILES LIKE THEY STATED . I HAVE ONE YOUNG CHILD AND ONE ON THE WAY. AND BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS CANT COME UP WITH THE ALMOST THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS REQUIRED TO FIX THE ONE BELT. I AM VERY UPSET THAT EVEN SAFETY COMES WITH A PRICE TAG. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE?
THE RETRACTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR SELT BELT NO LONGER WORKS; WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO TENSION, SO IT DOESN'T PULL ITSELF BACK IN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OUR RIGHT REAR SEAT FOR THIS REASON. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS? WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER. *AK
DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO POSITION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
SEAT RETRACTORS ARE FAILING. THIS IS THIRD SEAT BELT THAT CONSUMER IS REPLACING. SPRING OR COVER OVER THE SPRING FAILS TO PULL BACK OVER THE MECHANISM. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE PART IN REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE.*AK
BOTH BACK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART WHILE TRYING TO SECURE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *MJS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
I ANSWERED "2" FOR THE AMOUNT OF FAILURES, BUT THIS IS NOT CORRECT.ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO WORK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR AND THAN QUICKLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL SECURE THE PASSENGER. THE PROBLEM I SEEM TO BE HAVING IS MY HUSBAND NOT MYSELF CAN GET OUR CHILDS CAR SEAT TIGHTENED WITH NO MOVI…
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I ANSWERED "2" FOR THE AMOUNT OF FAILURES, BUT THIS IS NOT CORRECT.ALL THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO WORK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AN HOUR AND THAN QUICKLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL SECURE THE PASSENGER. THE PROBLEM I SEEM TO BE HAVING IS MY HUSBAND NOT MYSELF CAN GET OUR CHILDS CAR SEAT TIGHTENED WITH NO MOVING OR LIMITED MOVING. HE HAS BEEN IN A 20 TO 40 LBS CAR SEAT, BACK CENTER FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, AND NOW IT IS TIME TO MOVE HIM INTO THE NEXT STAGE UP. NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WILL PROPERLY SECURE THE NEW SEAT WHERE THERE IS VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA, AND ALL THEY DID WAS CONFIRM ALL THE SEAT BELTS WORKED TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE I WAS SADLY INFORMED. I HAVE ASKED THEM SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE OWNERS MANUAL, SINCE I DID NOT GET ONE WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND WAS ASSURED I THEY LOOK FOR ONE TO GIVE ME. I CALLED THE SALESMAN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY HAD NONE TO GIVE. THE OWNERS MANUAL OF THE CHILD CAR SEAT, EXPLAINS THAT IF I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND STILL CANNOT GET IT TIGHT, PLEASE REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPEND $80.00 ON THIS NEW CAR SEAT, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR SAFETY. I FEEL THERE MUST SOMETHING TOYOTA CAN DO TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT HOW TO LOCK THESE SEAT-BELTS PROPERLY, AFTER INSTALLING, BEFORE THE CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR AND DRIVEN. HOW CAN I FULLY KNOW, THAT JUST BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, MY SON'S CAR SEAT WILL TIGHTEN UP. WHAT ABOUT A SIDE IMPACT OR BACK-END OR EVEN FRONT END ACCIDENT??? BRAKES MAY NOT EVEN BE TOUCHED. MY HUSBAND AND I WANT OUR CHILD SAFE IN THIS CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH SOME ANSWERS IF YOU CAN. I AM DESPERATE FOR HELP AND TOYOTA AS I UNDERSTAND, DOES NOT SEE THIS VEHICLE AS FAILING SEAT BELTS. WE DO! *AK
SHARON STRASSEL REPORTS. CONSUMER TRAVELING AT 25MPH AND VEHICLE WAS HIT, REAR IMPACT. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SEAT BELTS CHECKED, NOT CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA93032 · Alleged Battery Explosions
Opened Dec 27, 1993 · Closed Nov 30, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE93074 · Alleged Battery Failures
Opened Aug 27, 1993 · Closed Dec 27, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available