Topline
Toyota on Thursday announced a recall covering 508,000 Camry vehicles in the U.S. over a dashboard defect that could inadvertently disable turn signals, hazard lights and seat belt warning chimes, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.
A faulty meter could go blank, potentially disrupting turn signals and safety alerts.
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Key Facts
Toyota’s recall covers about 508,000 Camry vehicles from the 2025 and 2026 model years with a defective 7-inch combination meter—the dashboard screen behind the steering wheel that shows information like speed, fuel level and warning lights—that may go blank at startup, the automaker announced.
The malfunction may prevent affected vehicles from meeting federal safety standards, as turn signals, hazard lamps and warning chimes could be disabled, Toyota said, adding the risk of injury or a crash increases depending on the defect’s scale.
Toyota dealers can reprogram the combination meter software at no cost to drivers, who will be notified by the automaker by early October.
big number
18. That’s how many recalls Toyota has issued in the U.S. this year, tied with Hyundai for the fourth-most among all automakers and ranking behind General Motors (19), Chrysler (25) and Ford (63), according to NHTSA data. Ford issued 153 recalls in 2025, a record that covered 12.9 million vehicles, which surpassed the next four automakers combined, including Chrysler (53), Forest River (36), General Motors (28) and International Motors (26).
key background
The Toyota Camry has ranked among the top-selling passenger cars in the U.S. for years, and the automaker said 2025 was its best-ever year for the model’s sales. Toyota does not issue as many large-scale recalls as other automakers, and its notices this year cover from as few as four vehicles to as many as 550,000. That latter recall covered defects affecting some of Toyota’s Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles, which regulators said had second-row seat backs that may fail to lock in place and restrain a passenger during a crash.