Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 25V040
A deactivated driver's air bag will not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
NHTSA make / model monitor
Toyota Highlander: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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54historical campaigns
5campaigns in monitoring window
1,517complaint rows in window
0monitored investigations
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 5 recent recall campaigns, 1,517 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
- Source coverage
- NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
- What this means
- The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Toyota Highlander”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
- What this does not mean
- Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
Official recall campaigns
Campaigns received in the monitoring window
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 25V595
An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 25V744
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 25V872
A seat belt that does not properly restrain an occupant increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing recall 26V128
A seat back that fails to lock may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA (1) |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 / 0 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (2) |
| 2024 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 7 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (9); SERVICE BRAKES (7); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (6) |
| 2023 | 116 | 18 | 0 | 17 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (16); SERVICE BRAKES (13); SEATS (12) |
| 2022 | 158 | 10 | 0 | 15 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (42); AIR BAGS (15); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (13) |
| 2021 | 385 | 11 | 4 | 13 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (188); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (34); AIR BAGS (28) |
| 2020 | 210 | 12 | 0 | 11 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (106); AIR BAGS (23); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (20) |
| 2019 | 282 | 5 | 0 | 5 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (157); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (34); ENGINE (27) |
| 2018 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 4 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (46); ENGINE (8); SERVICE BRAKES (7) |
| 2017 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 2 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (32); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (8); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (6) |
| 2016 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 / 0 | TIRES (3); STEERING (2); AIR BAGS (1) |
| 2015 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (7); STRUCTURE:BODY (4); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (4) |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | STRUCTURE:BODY (4); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3); EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS (1) |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3); SERVICE BRAKES (2); AIR BAGS (1) |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | STRUCTURE:BODY (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1) |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1); ENGINE (1) |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR (1); EXTERIOR LIGHTING (1) |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1) |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 / 0 | SERVICE BRAKES (6); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1) |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (2); SERVICE BRAKES (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1) |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 0 | SERVICE BRAKES (7); ENGINE (1); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (1) |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1); ENGINE (1) |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); ENGINE (1); STEERING (1) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.