2016 Toyota Camry · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 30owner reports
- 50,197median miles
- 23involved a crash
Newest report May 9, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026
30 of the 180 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2016 Camry.
Tick what matches of 30 reports
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (11 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Avalon and Camry vehicles manufactured November 30, 2015 to March 4, 2016. The occupant classification system (OCS) that activates or deactivates the front passenger seat air bag system may have been improperly calibrated. As a result, the front passenger air bag and the front passenger knee air bag may not deploy as intended in certain crash scenarios. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the OCS, free of charge. The recall began by May 13, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0J.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 23,500 and 70,000 miles, from the 14 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“My daughter accidentally rear ended someone in her Toyota Camry. The damage to the front end was severe enough that the car has been totaled but the air bags did not deploy.”
Filed May 9, 2026
“Airbags did not deploy after an accident that resulted in the hood crumpling. Car was at a complete stop when hit from behind at approximately 45mph, resulting in the car being pushed forward into the back of another vehicle.”
Filed Apr 8, 2026
“Car accident, got hit from the front and back. Car is totaled from the accident, airbags failed to deploy”
Filed Sep 8, 2025
“Hit a dog on the highway at 66 mph on the passenger front and all of the airbags deployed except the one on the passenger side front. Driver is fine, the poor dog did not make it. Now the car is a total loss.”
Filed May 29, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 23 of 30 reports involved a crash and 25 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.