Abstract: A vehicle camera assembly includes a pedestal, a bracket, a camera and an emblem. The pedestal has an interior surface and an exterior surface with a lens receiving opening extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface. The interior surface includes a bracket attachment structure having at least one projection extending from the interior surface such that a recess is defined between a portion of the interior surface and the at least one projection. The bracket is attached to the bracket attachment structure with one edge of the bracket being retained within the recess. The camera is retained between the bracket and the pedestal. The camera has a lens portion that is aligned with the lens receiving opening of the pedestal. The emblem is attached to the exterior surface of the pedestal and is spaced apart from the lens receiving opening.