Toyota is recalling 508,354 Camry Hybrid sedans in the U.S. because the 7-inch combination meter can go blank at startup — and when it does, it can take the turn signals and hazard lights down with it. The recall covers 2025 and 2026 model year cars, filed with NHTSA as campaign number 26V511.

Key Points

• 508,354 Camry Hybrids affected, all from the 2025-2026 model years.
• The display glitch can also silence warning buzzers, including the seat belt reminder and the key-left-in-ignition alert.
• The problem is a software issue in the combination meter, not a wiring or hardware fault.
• The remedy is a free software update at any Toyota dealer — no parts to replace.
• Toyota expects to start mailing owner notifications between September 21 and October 5, 2026.

The Camry has been America’s best-selling car for years, which is exactly what makes this one sting: a blank instrument cluster isn’t just an inconvenience when it also means the driver behind you has no idea you’re about to turn. Toyota’s recall notice describes the failure mode plainly — the meter “may become blank at startup,” and that blank state disables turn signal lamps, hazard functions, and multiple safety-critical alert chimes at the same time.

What makes this recall land differently than a typical software bug is the stacking effect. Losing turn signals is a real hazard on its own — other drivers lose the one visual cue that tells them what you’re about to do. Add a silenced seat belt chime and a driver who might not notice a passenger never buckled up, and a single display fault touches three separate safety systems at once, all from one startup glitch.

What’s Affected

• Model year 2025 and 2026 Toyota Camry Hybrid sedans sold in the U.S.
• The 7-inch combination meter display specifically
• Turn signal lamps, hazard lamps, and audible warning buzzers tied to that same display module

What Owners Should Do

• Toyota notified dealers on August 6, 2026
• Owner letters go out in phases between September 21 and October 5, 2026
• Check your VIN anytime at Toyota.com/recall or NHTSA.gov/recalls
• Schedule the free software update at a Toyota dealer — no cost to the owner
• Questions go to Toyota’s Brand Engagement Center at 1-800-331-4331

Half a million cars is a rounding error next to some of the recalls hitting the industry this year, but volume was never the point here. This is the single most common car in America losing its turn signals over a display bug, and that’s a headline Toyota would rather not have printed.