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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recalls

The 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 22, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
22

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2010 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 2008–2009 Highlander Hybrid, 11 other models

15V689000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Hybrid propulsion system: inverter

Campaign
13V396000
Reported
September 4, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 133,081
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006–2009 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model

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

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
13V123000
Reported
April 9, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 7,525
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 16 other models

13V123000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

Campaign
13V014000
Reported
January 16, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 3,235
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2009 Highlander Hybrid, 15 other models

13V014000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the newest on July 2, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the component group named most often is the service brakes (23%), followed by the engine (14%) and the electrical system (9%).

None of the 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid's 4 recalls concerns the service brakes.

Where 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes5
  • Engine3
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Electrical System2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Hybrid Propulsion System2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
20113
20121
20132
20144
20152
20162
20185
20192

Complaints about the 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 5. 32% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 22 complaints about the 2010 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 2010 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: July 2, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted