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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2022 Toyota Highlander Recalls

The 2022 Toyota Highlander has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 5, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Toyota Highlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
264

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
19

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2022 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 2022 Toyota Highlander

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 2021, 2023–2025 Highlander, 1 other model

26V128000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires

Campaign
24V452000
Reported
June 18, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 4,763
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2021, 2023–2024 Highlander

24V452000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires

Campaign
24V419000
Reported
June 6, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 4,869
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2023–2024 Highlander

24V419000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: bumpers

Campaign
23V720000
Reported
October 26, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 750,795
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021, 2023 Highlander, 1 other model

23V720000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
22V310000
Reported
May 6, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 661
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 3 other models

22V310000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 Toyota Highlander complaints by year

NHTSA has received 264 owner complaints about the 2022 Toyota Highlander, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2022 Toyota Highlander, the component group named most often is the power train (21%), followed by the structure (16%) and the service brakes (14%).

1 of the 2022 Toyota Highlander's 5 recalls also concerns the structure.

Where 2022 Toyota Highlander owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 27,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train55
  • Structure43
  • Unknown Or Other39
  • Service Brakes37
  • Air Bags31
  • Electrical System21

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 Toyota Highlander received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20211
202235
202340
202445
202547
202696

Complaints about the 2022 Toyota Highlander peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 96. 64% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Toyota Highlander drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Toyota Highlander year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 22 ranked years.

Toyota Highlander years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 264 complaints about the 2022 Toyota Highlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Toyota Highlander by model year

Other 2022 Toyota models

Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted