NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Toyota Highlander Recalls
The 2014 Toyota Highlander has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 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
- 136
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 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 2014 Toyota Highlander
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 14V576000
- Reported
- September 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,872
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 14V272000
- Reported
- May 22, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,840
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Toyota Highlander
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 14V274000
- Reported
- May 22, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 231
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Toyota Highlander
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 14V051000
- Reported
- February 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Toyota Highlander
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 18E107000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2018 Highlander
2014 Toyota Highlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 136 owner complaints about the 2014 Toyota Highlander, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2014 Toyota Highlander, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the structure (24%) and the power train (7%).
2 of the 2014 Toyota Highlander's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2014 Toyota Highlander owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 36,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System35
- Unknown Or Other33
- Structure32
- Power Train9
- Visibility/Wiper6
- Seat Belts5
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2014 Toyota Highlander peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 24. 37% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Toyota Highlander drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander year in the same window: 20th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2014 one of the three best-measured Toyota Highlander years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 136 complaints about the 2014 Toyota Highlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Highlander by model year
Other 2014 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted