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2013 Toyota Camry recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There are 2 US recalls for the 2013 Toyota Camry, and 3 in Canada. Owners filed 274 complaints with NHTSA, most often about power train. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 5 stars.

2US recalls
0urgent recalls
274owner complaints
5★overall crash rating

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US recalls (2)

Equipment: appliance, air conditioner

2013-10-17 · campaign 13V442000 · 802,769 vehicles

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.

Risk and remedy

Risk: A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer, switch/wiring

2013-10-17 · campaign 13V505000 · 9,795 vehicles

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Risk and remedy

Risk: A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Canadian recalls (3)

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Electrical

2021-11-24 · campaign 2021-723

Issue: This recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at Toyota or Lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: This recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 PK5A408J09 PU14000904 C014003151 PK5A408J13 PU14000905 C014000885 PK5A489J11 PU14000907 C014000888 PK5A489J22 PU14000909 C014000907 PK5A410H00 PU14000911 C014100904 PU14000900 PU14000913 C014100907 PU14000901 PU14003571 C014100911 PU14000902 PK5A489J14 PK5A408J05 PU14000903 Safety Risk: Engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

Airbag

2013-10-17 · campaign 2013-359

On certain vehicles, if the air conditioning condenser drain hose were to become clogged, water could accumulate and leak onto the airbag control module. This could cause the airbag warning light to illuminate, and potentially result in an unintended deployment of the airbags. This could startle the driver and/or cause minor injuries to vehicle occupants. Water damage could also cause a loss of power steering assist, causing the vehicle to revert to a manual steering mode which would require greater driver effort, especially at low vehicle speeds, and increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install a protective shield and sealant.

Electrical

2013-10-10 · campaign 2013-352 · 625 vehicles

On certain vehicles, the windshield wiper switch may have been manufactured incorrectly and could cause an electrical short when the wiper switch is moved from the OFF position to the MIST position. This would blow the fuse, causing the windshield wipers to become inoperative, potentially reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch.

Owner complaints (274)

Owners filed 274 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Camry (42 crashes, 1 fires, 27 injuries, 1 deaths reported). Among 42 model years of this model, it ranks #24 for the most complaints (median 303).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Power train67
Unknown or other46
Air bags36
Vehicle speed control35
Electrical system29
Structure26
Steering26
Engine26

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2013 Toyota Camry.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2013 Toyota Camry 4 DR FWD5★4★5★4★

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2013 Toyota Camry version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Camry 2.5 L Automatic (S6)253428$2,400
Camry 3.5 L Automatic (S6)213025$2,700
Camry Hybrid LE 2.5 L Automatic (variable gear ratios)423840$1,700
Camry Hybrid XLE 2.5 L Automatic (variable gear ratios)403739$1,700
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-31.