NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recalls
The 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 22, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 197
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V689000
- Reported
- October 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,814,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Highlander Hybrid, 11 other models
Hybrid propulsion system: inverter
- Campaign
- 13V396000
- Reported
- September 4, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2010 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 12V491000
- Reported
- October 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,519,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 11V245000
- Reported
- April 21, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 307,848
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 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 2006, 2009 Highlander Hybrid, 9 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 08V181000
- Reported
- April 18, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,189
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 197 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the newest on August 12, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the component group named most often is the service brakes (48%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (13%).
None of the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid's 8 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid owners gave the mileage (180 complaints), the median was 110,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes94
- Electrical System35
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)25
- Vehicle Speed Control18
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic14
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 36 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 31 | |
| 2018 | 42 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 42. 24% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander Hybrid year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 197 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: August 12, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted