NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Toyota Highlander Recalls
The 2011 Toyota Highlander has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Toyota Highlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 181
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Toyota Highlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2011 Toyota Highlander
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 16V396000
- Reported
- June 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,749
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2010 Highlander, 12 other models
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 2008–2010 Highlander, 11 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 14V743000
- Reported
- November 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,233
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Highlander, 12 other models
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 2010, 2012–2013 Highlander, 16 other models
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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Highlander, 15 other models
2011 Toyota Highlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 181 owner complaints about the 2011 Toyota Highlander, the newest on June 4, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Toyota Highlander, the component group named most often is the steering (19%), followed by the structure (15%) and the visibility/wiper (14%).
None of the 2011 Toyota Highlander's 5 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2011 Toyota Highlander owners gave the mileage (144 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering34
- Structure27
- Visibility/Wiper25
- Electrical System23
- Engine17
- Power Train16
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 30 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 24 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Toyota Highlander peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 30. 41% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Toyota Highlander drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander year in the same window: 10th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 181 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Highlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Highlander by model year
Other 2011 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: June 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted