NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recalls
The 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 5, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Seats: mid/rear assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 26V128000
- Reported
- March 5, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 686,588
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 23V865000
- Reported
- December 20, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 999,901
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Highlander Hybrid, 10 other models
Structure: body: bumpers
- Campaign
- 23V720000
- Reported
- October 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,795
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2023 Highlander Hybrid, 1 other model
Electronic stability control (esc): control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V239000
- Reported
- April 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 458,110
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Highlander Hybrid, 7 other models
2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the newest on February 26, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the structure (27%) and the electrical system (7%).
1 of the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags8
- Structure4
- Electrical System1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Hybrid Propulsion System1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 9. 67% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander Hybrid year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Toyota Highlander Hybrid years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 15 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: March 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted