NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Toyota Highlander Recalls
The 2013 Toyota Highlander has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 27, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Toyota Highlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 207
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Toyota Highlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 Toyota Highlander
Seats
- Campaign
- 14V148000
- Reported
- March 27, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46,757
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Toyota Highlander
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 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 2009–2012 Highlander, 15 other models
2013 Toyota Highlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 207 owner complaints about the 2013 Toyota Highlander, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Toyota Highlander, the component group named most often is the steering (22%), followed by the engine (15%) and the vehicle speed control (15%).
None of the 2013 Toyota Highlander's 3 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2013 Toyota Highlander owners gave the mileage (159 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering46
- Engine32
- Vehicle Speed Control31
- Electrical System26
- Unknown Or Other23
- Structure18
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2013 Toyota Highlander peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 36. 45% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Toyota Highlander drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander year in the same window: 11th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 207 complaints about the 2013 Toyota Highlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Highlander by model year
Other 2013 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted