NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recalls
The 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 4, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 370
- Crashes reported
- 34
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Hybrid propulsion system: inverter
- Campaign
- 13V396000
- Reported
- September 4, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V539000
- Reported
- November 9, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 420,326
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 11V342000
- Reported
- June 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82,273
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 11V112000
- Reported
- February 24, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 769,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 09V223000
- Reported
- June 15, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Highlander Hybrid, 9 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 06V253000
- Reported
- July 13, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 367,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 370 owner complaints about the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the newest on January 15, 2026. Of these, 34 describe a crash (9%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the component group named most often is the service brakes (21%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the hybrid propulsion system (12%).
1 of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid owners gave the mileage (334 complaints), the median was 92,100 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes76
- Electrical System74
- Hybrid Propulsion System45
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic42
- Vehicle Speed Control33
- Engine And Engine Cooling28
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 90 | |
| 2011 | 85 | |
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 90. 8% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander Hybrid year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 370 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Highlander Hybrid by model year
Other 2006 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted