NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Toyota Highlander Recalls
The 2023 Toyota Highlander has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 5, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Toyota Highlander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 189
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Toyota Highlander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2023 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 2021–2022, 2024–2025 Highlander, 1 other model
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 25V744000
- Reported
- October 30, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,024,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2024–2025 Highlander, 18 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 25V595000
- Reported
- September 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 591,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2024–2025 Highlander, 10 other models
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 25V040000
- Reported
- January 29, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,716
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 24V548000
- Reported
- July 23, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,848
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2024 Highlander, 17 other models
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 2021–2022, 2024 Highlander
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 2022, 2024 Highlander
Structure: body: bumpers
- Campaign
- 23V720000
- Reported
- October 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,795
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022 Highlander, 1 other model
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 23V480000
- Reported
- July 12, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152,927
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2023 Toyota Highlander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 189 owner complaints about the 2023 Toyota Highlander, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2023 Toyota Highlander, the component group named most often is the structure (17%), followed by the engine (15%) and the seats (11%).
1 of the 2023 Toyota Highlander's 9 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2023 Toyota Highlander owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 29,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other39
- Structure32
- Engine28
- Seats21
- Power Train20
- Service Brakes20
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 32 | |
| 2026 | 64 |
Complaints about the 2023 Toyota Highlander peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 64.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Toyota Highlander years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 189 complaints about the 2023 Toyota Highlander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota Highlander by model year
Other 2023 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted