2008 Toyota Camry Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 46about this part
- Share
- 5%of 933 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 46 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Toyota Camry, 5% of the 933 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles. 35 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a motor vehicle accident hitting the rear of the vehicle directly in front of me which had come to an abrupt stop. My airbags did not deploy, causing my to hit my head on the steering wheel and my knee on the dashboard. I sustained a post concussive syndrome, lost 6 months of work, and 1 year of school, not to mention the financial hardship.”
NHTSA complaint #10583015, filed 2014-04, 75,000 miles“I was in center lane. Driver in right lane changed lanes and struck my 08 Camry in passenger side. This forced my car head first into a concrete wall. A 3rd vehicle then struck the drivers door. Air bags did not deploy. I had to be taken to the er by ambulance. I incurred shoulder, neck and head injuries as a result of the air bag failure. Car was deemed a total loss.”
NHTSA complaint #10704805, filed 2015-04, 93,000 miles“Takata recall: I was involved in a collision on january 27, 2018 with a jeep ranger in my 2008 Toyota Camry. I was getting on the freeway exit road, the posted speed was 65mph and had no time to avoid the accident. After making contact with the jeep my car then went into a fence. The air bags in my Camry never deployed. And I have suffered from injuries and significant medial bills as a result of the air bags failure to deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11071812, filed 2018-02, 138,000 miles“My son and a friend were driving in a neighborhood when a driver failed to stop at her intersection. He t-boned her vehicle and the Toyota clipped her ford explorer making her car airborned. Her vehicle fishtailed rear end of vehicle into a tree with our Toyota attached to front end. Our entire front end is smashed in and both airbags failed to deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10547187, filed 2013-10, 146,000 miles“Takata recall 2008 Camry is not a part of the recall but should be. I had an accident and the airbag almost separated my wrist from my arm and severely burned me. The cut was so deep they had to remove skin from me leg to close it. I have a huge scar and burn on my arm”
NHTSA complaint #10991096, filed 2017-05, 100,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10132410Jul 20, 2017TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 20, 2017 Rev1: Applicability has been updated to exclude 2007 ? 2017 model year Avanza vehicles. Some hazardous material treatment and handling…
- 10131852Mar 8, 2017Dealer Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed.
- 10131851Mar 8, 2017Region Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed.
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 12% |
| 2023 | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 | 11 | 17% |
| 2021 | 78 | 49% |
| 2020 | 49 | 18% |
| 2019 | 24 | 6% |
| 2018 | 22 | 3% |
| 2017 | 24 | 16% |
| 2016 | 31 | 17% |
| 2015 | 21 | 8% |
| 2014 | 42 | 9% |
| 2013 | 36 | 13% |
| 2012 | 75 | 13% |
| 2011 | 72 | 12% |
| 2010 | 49 | 8% |
| 2009 | 66 | 5% |
| 2008 | 46 | 5% |
| 2007 | 138 | 5% |
| 2006 | 59 | 19% |
| 2005 | 65 | 9% |
| 2004 | 79 | 12% |
| 2003 | 73 | 9% |
| 2002 | 89 | 9% |
| 2001 | 38 | 14% |
| 2000 | 58 | 13% |
| 1999 | 74 | 15% |
| 1998 | 50 | 8% |
| 1997 | 55 | 10% |
| 1996 | 47 | 11% |
| 1995 | 41 | 14% |
| 1994 | 43 | 15% |
| 1993 | 45 | 17% |
| 1992 | 33 | 6% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1989 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2008 Toyota Camry
290 complaintsBody and structure
141 complaintsEngine
131 complaintsVehicle speed control
119 complaintsOther or unknown
106 complaintsBrakes
83 complaintsElectrical system
48 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
40 complaintsSuspension
35 complaintsSteering
32 complaintsTires
15 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Toyota Camry
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology