NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Toyota Highlander Recalls
The 2019 Toyota Highlander has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 4, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 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
- 502
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 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 2019 Toyota Highlander
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V682000
- Reported
- November 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,525,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Highlander, 19 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 20V012000
- Reported
- January 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,830,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Highlander, 21 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 19V244000
- Reported
- March 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,634
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 14 other models
2019 Toyota Highlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 502 owner complaints about the 2019 Toyota Highlander, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 22 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Toyota Highlander, the component group named most often is the power train (42%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (18%) and the engine (14%).
None of the 2019 Toyota Highlander's 3 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2019 Toyota Highlander owners gave the mileage (143 complaints), the median was 12,600 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train211
- Fuel/Propulsion System89
- Unknown Or Other80
- Engine70
- Electrical System56
- Fuel System, Gasoline19
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 89 | |
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 115 | |
| 2026 | 121 |
Complaints about the 2019 Toyota Highlander peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 121. 34% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Toyota Highlander drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Toyota Highlander years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 502 complaints about the 2019 Toyota Highlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Highlander by model year
Other 2019 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted