26V128000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
A seat back that fails to lock may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
4 safety recall campaigns, 603 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints603
Complaints citing a crash29
Complaints citing a fire5
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 4 of 4
24V452000
TIRES
Tires with an insufficient load rating can be overloaded and fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V865000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
An air bag that does not deploy during a crash increases the risk of injury.
23V720000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
A detached front bumper cover can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 192POWER TRAIN
- 64SERVICE BRAKES
- 59UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 44ENGINE
- 42AIR BAGS
- 32STRUCTURE:BODY
- 30FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 25ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.