2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2002 Toyota Camry has 6 recalls, all centered on airbag safety: the driver's side airbag cover can tear loose during deployment and strike the driver, curtain airbags on equipped models may not inflate fully in a side impact, and the front passenger airbag can fail to deploy completely in a crash. The driver's airbag cover issue affects vehicles with a three-spoke steering wheel, where the bottom portion of the cover can detach and become a projectile toward the driver. The curtain airbag concern applies to vehicles with the optional curtain shield system, where a twisted bag near the inflator can slow or block full inflation, reducing head protection in a side collision. The front passenger airbag defect similarly leaves an occupant without full restraint protection when it matters most. There is also a tire recall affecting a narrow group of vehicles that received Continental Touring P205/65R15 tires at the port in Jacksonville during an aluminum wheel swap. Those tires carry a lower speed rating than the vehicle requires, and exceeding their rated limit risks tire failure.