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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recalls

The 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 4, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
110

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
14

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2007 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 2006, 2008–2010 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model

13V396000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
11V342000
Reported
June 29, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 82,273
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model

11V342000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 110 owner complaints about the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the newest on April 2, 2024. Of these, 14 describe a crash (13%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the service brakes (25%) and the vehicle speed control (14%).

1 of the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid owners gave the mileage (103 complaints), the median was 105,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System28
  • Service Brakes28
  • Vehicle Speed Control15
  • Hybrid Propulsion System14
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20093
201022
20118
20129
201320
20149
201510
20166
20176
20188
20197
20221
20241

Complaints about the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 22. 23% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander Hybrid year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2007 one of the three best-measured Toyota Highlander Hybrid years.

Toyota Highlander Hybrid years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 110 complaints about the 2007 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 2007 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: April 2, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted