NHTSA Safety Recalls
Toyota Highlander Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 26 recall campaigns for the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, across 10 model years from 2006 to 2023. The 2008 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (2).
No Toyota Highlander Hybrid model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2008, is at 1.7×.
- Model years
- 10
- Recall campaigns
- 26
- Most recalls
- 2008
- Owner complaints
- 824
2006–2023, with a recall
8 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 824 complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Highlander Hybrid across 19 model years; the most, 370, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 58 of the Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints (7%) and a fire on 14.
Across all Toyota Highlander Hybrid model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 229 complaints), then the electrical system (151).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Toyota Highlander Hybrid in 2010: 165, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is equipment: other: labels, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Toyota Highlander Hybrid recall, 26V128000, was reported on March 5, 2026 and concerns the seats: mid/rear assembly: recliner.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Toyota Highlander Hybrid years to avoid
The best-measured Toyota Highlander Hybrid years are 2021 (0.3×), 2007 (0.8×) and 2009 (1.0×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 9 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 0.3× |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 9 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 4 | 22 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 1.0× |
| 2008 | 8 | 197 | 48 | 1.7× |
| 2007 | 2 | 110 | 25 | 0.8× |
| 2006 | 6 | 370 | 29 | 1.1× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Toyota Highlander Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Toyota Highlander Hybrid
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS6
- HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER5
- VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS4
- STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS4
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE3
- SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER3
- EQUIPMENT3
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE2
- AIR BAGS2
Toyota Highlander Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Toyota Highlander Hybrid recall campaign (26)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V128000March 5, 2026 | seats: mid/rear assembly: recliner | 2021–2023 | crash and injury | 686,588 |
| 25V744000October 30, 2025 | back over prevention: display function | 2023 | crash | 1,024,407 |
| 25V040000January 29, 2025 | steering: column | 2023 | crash and injury | 1,716 |
| 24V548000July 23, 2024 | equipment: other: labels | 2023 | crash | 33,848 |
| 23V865000December 20, 2023 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2020–2021 | crash and injury | 999,901 |
| 23V720000October 26, 2023 | structure: body: bumpers | 2020–2023 | crash | 750,795 |
| 23V480000July 12, 2023 | steering: column | 2023 | crash and injury | 152,927 |
| 22V310000May 6, 2022 | equipment: other: labels | 2022 | crash | 661 |
| 22V239000April 13, 2022 | electronic stability control (esc): control module: software | 2020–2022 | crash | 458,110 |
| 20V633000October 14, 2020 | air bags | 2020 | crash and injury | 3,121 |
| 17V520000August 23, 2017 | equipment | 2017 | crash | 1,121 |
| 17V295000May 2, 2017 | tires: temporary/emergency spare tire | 2017 | crash | 409 |
| 15V689000October 22, 2015 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2008–2010 | fire | 1,814,284 |
| 13V396000September 4, 2013 | hybrid propulsion system: inverter | 2006–2010 | crash | 133,081 |
| 13V123000April 9, 2013 | equipment: other: labels | 2010 | crash and injury | 7,525 |
| 13V014000January 16, 2013 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2009–2010 | crash and injury | 3,235 |
| 12V491000October 10, 2012 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2008 | fire | 2,519,424 |
| 11V539000November 9, 2011 | engine and engine cooling | 2006 | crash | 420,326 |
| 11V342000June 29, 2011 | electrical system | 2006–2007 | crash | 82,273 |
| 11V245000April 21, 2011 | air bags | 2008 | injury | 307,848 |
| 11V112000February 24, 2011 | vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2006 | crash | 769,379 |
| 09V223000June 15, 2009 | equipment: other: labels | 2006, 2008–2009 | crash | 27,080 |
| 08V181000April 18, 2008 | seat belts: rear/other | 2008 | crash and injury | 90,189 |
| 06V253000July 13, 2006 | vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2006 | crash | 367,594 |
| 09E022000 | equipment | 2008 | crash | — |
| 09E028000 | equipment | 2008 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted