2000 Toyota Camry Air Bags Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Mar 19, 2026 · 58 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 2000 Toyota Camry, 13% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 107,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “upon impact” (24% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Upon impact: mentioned in 14 of 58 complaints (24%)
  • Failed deploy: mentioned in 12 of 58 complaints (21%)
  • Applied brakes: mentioned in 7 of 58 complaints (12%)
  • Please provide: mentioned in 6 of 58 complaints (10%)

At what mileage do air bags problems happen?

Based on 24 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles1 · 4%
10k–25k miles2 · 8%
25k–50k miles4 · 17%
50k–75k miles2 · 8%
75k–100k miles1 · 4%
100k–150k miles7 · 29%
150k+ miles7 · 29%

How serious are the reports?

Of 58 complaints, 52 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 34 an injury.

Toyota Camry air bags complaints by model year

Peak: 2007, with 137 complaints
1995: 4119951996: 471997: 551998: 5019981999: 742000: 582001: 3820012002: 892003: 722004: 7920042005: 652006: 592007: 13720071372008: 462009: 662010: 4920102011: 722012: 752013: 3620132014: 422015: 212016: 3120162017: 242018: 222019: 2420192020: 492021: 782022: 1020222023: 52024: 6

n = 1,520 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearAir Bags complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2024 Camry612%22,412
2023 Camry58%21,950
2022 Camry1016%41,000
2021 Camry7850%52,500
2020 Camry4918%26,000
2019 Camry246%10,923
2018 Camry223%64,500
2017 Camry2416%49,500
2016 Camry3117%50,099
2015 Camry218%25,500
2014 Camry429%36,120
2013 Camry3613%22,900
2012 Camry7513%35,500
2011 Camry7212%53,000
2010 Camry498%61,000
2009 Camry665%61,000
2008 Camry465%78,000
2007 Camry1375%60,000
2006 Camry5919%64,000
2005 Camry659%54,000
2004 Camry7912%65,000
2003 Camry729%77,125
2002 Camry899%64,602
2001 Camry3814%115,500
2000 Camry5813%107,500
1999 Camry7415%70,000
1998 Camry508%119,700
1997 Camry5510%95,000
1996 Camry4711%109,000
1995 Camry4114%120,500

When owners reported it

Peak: 2001, with 15 complaints
1999: 119992000: 32001: 152001152002: 42003: 420032004: 42005: 520052006: 12007: 220072008: 52009: 120092010: 12011: 120112014: 22015: 220152016: 12017: 220172018: 12020: 120202021: 12025: 12025

n = 58 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists air bags for the 2000 Toyota Camry. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

The contact owned a 1997 N/A Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while an acquaintance was driving approximately 45 MPH, the acquaintance crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained neck pain and received medical assistance later. A police report…

Received Jul 10, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11672453

I was driving home from work, this guy in a blue hyundai would stay in his lane, so i sped up to get around him, in turn he started racing me, so i went a bit faster to get around him, was about to round the corner so i went to slow down and my rear end fishtail, i hit the guardrail and spun out…

Received May 2, 2021 · NHTSA complaint 11414801

Air bag light is on. *tr

Received Jun 23, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11330281
Toyota Camry
A 2025 Toyota Camry LE at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025.. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2000 Toyota Camrys have air bags problems?

No. NHTSA has 58 owner complaints about air bags for the 2000 Toyota Camry (13% of the 454 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2000 Toyota Camry air bags?

No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.

At what mileage do air bags problems start?

The median reported mileage is 107,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about air bags problems on the 2000 Toyota Camry?

The most frequent phrase is “upon impact”, in 14 of 58 complaints, followed by “failed deploy” (12).

Other 2000 Toyota Camry problems

See all 2000 Toyota Camry problems or air bags problems across all Camry years.