Toyota Recalls 55,000 Camry And Corolla Cross Hybrids Over Fire Risk

Toyota has announced a safety recall for around 55,000 hybrid models, including certain 2025-2026 Camrys and 2026 Corolla Cross Hybrids—the current Camry generation is powered exclusively by a hybrid powertrain. A loss of motive power and even a fire are the potential problems owners could encounter, due to a bolt inside the inverter in the hybrid powertrain becoming loose. This is the first recall for the 2026 Corolla Cross and the second one for the 2026 Camry.

Possible Power Loss At High Speeds

Detailed information isn’t available yet, as the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) has not yet published a recall for these vehicles. That should happen soon, but Toyota has confirmed that the loss of motive power could occur at high speed, an especially risky time for a vehicle to lose power. The fire risk is the other major potential risk if the issue isn’t remedied.

Toyota says that customers are expected to be notified by mid-February 2026 when information about a repair remedy is available. Whatever the solution, the fix will be covered free of charge. It’s not known yet if any actual fires, crashes, or injuries have occurred as a result of the loose inverter bolt.

Toyota sells a great deal of hybrids. Across the first three quarters of this year, 24,594 Corolla Cross Hybrids were sold in the United States, along with a whopping 234,369 Camrys. These two cars don’t share exactly the same hybrid powertrains—the Camry’s 2.5L four-cylinder hybrid makes up to 232 horsepower, while the Corolla Cross’s 2.0L four-cylinder hybrid gets 196 hp.

While the 2026 Corolla Cross hasn’t been recalled until now, the 2026 Camry was part of an earlier Toyota recall this year for a faulty rearview camera image.

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Not Toyota’s Biggest Powertrain Recall This Year

Toyota has had to deal with another powertrain-related recall this year. The non-hybrid V6 turbocharged engine in the Tundra, Lexus LX, and Lexus GX has experienced issues like rough running, a loss of motive power, and engine knocking. Models with this engine have been implicated in more than one recall, including one last month that affected another 127,000 units.

Toyota says machining debris left in the engine following the production process is to blame for the ongoing V6 nightmare, which has been so bad that the company has had to replace the engines in thousands of models.

Toyota will be hoping that the Camry and Corolla Cross Hybrid recall is resolved more quickly—and at a lower cost to the company.

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