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TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

9 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 502 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints502
Complaints citing a crash59
Complaints citing a fire19

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 9

16V3960002016-06-02

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

15V6890002015-10-22

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

14V7430002014-11-19

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.

14V1680002014-04-09

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

If the FFC is damaged, connectivity to the driver's air bag module could be lost and the air bag deactivated. The failure of the driver's air bag to deploy in the event of a crash that typically necessitates deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver.

12V4910002012-10-10

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

If the switch overheats, it may melt, possibly resulting in a fire.

11V2450002011-04-21

AIR BAGS

INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE CSA AND/OR THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER CAN CAUSE INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

What owners report most

  • 66SERVICE BRAKES
  • 58ENGINE
  • 55AIR BAGS
  • 42VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 41ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 40STEERING
  • 23TIRES
  • 16UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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Two 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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