2025 Toyota Highlander Recalls, Complaints & Specs
4 safety recalls list the 2025 Toyota Highlander, and owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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4 safety recalls for the 2025 Toyota Highlander
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recliner (seats)
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The second-row seat backs may fail to lock into position during seat back adjustment.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the return springs in the seat back recliner assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 9, 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota’s customer service at…
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Anchorage (seat belts)
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The third row center seat belt roof anchor may have been installed at an incorrect angle, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant.
Remedy: Dealers will reinstall the seat belt anchor with a new bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 27, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for…
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Display function (back over prevention)
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle…
Remedy: Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13…
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Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the…
Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the…
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2025 Toyota Highlander have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA; 2 describe a crash. Reports cite 1 injury and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 7,866 miles. Complaints peaked in 2026 with 7 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while leaving the driveway at the doctor's office on a slope, the accelerator pedal was depressed while making a left turn, but the v”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 21, 2026 · Vehicle speed control
“I was backing up the vechial accelerated the steering wheel was turning rapid & a grinding noise causing me too hit another vechial about a month before my husband was driving & the vechial accelerate”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 31, 2026 · Electrical system
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2025 Toyota Highlander (Highlander AWD, Highlander Hybrid AWD, Highlander Hybrid AWD LTD/PLAT). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 24–35 mpg |
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| City / Highway | 21–35 / 28–35 |
| Fuel | Regular |
| EPA class | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD |
| Engine | 4 cyl, 2.4/2.5 L |
| Transmission | Automatic (AV-S6); Automatic (S8) |
Compare Toyota Highlander model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Toyota Highlander model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
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| 1997 Toyota Highlander | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 Toyota Highlander | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 Toyota Highlander | 3 | 137 |
| 2002 Toyota Highlander | 2 | 301 |
| 2003 Toyota Highlander | 2 | 258 |
| 2004 Toyota Highlander | 5 | 286 |
| 2005 Toyota Highlander | 6 | 224 |
| 2006 Toyota Highlander | 7 | 277 |
| 2007 Toyota Highlander | 4 | 124 |
| 2008 Toyota Highlander | 11 | 404 |
| 2009 Toyota Highlander | 9 | 134 |
| 2010 Toyota Highlander | 10 | 216 |
| 2011 Toyota Highlander | 5 | 181 |
| 2012 Toyota Highlander | 2 | 182 |
| 2013 Toyota Highlander | 3 | 207 |
| 2014 Toyota Highlander | 4 | 136 |
| 2015 Toyota Highlander | 1 | 192 |
| 2016 Toyota Highlander | 2 | 111 |
| 2017 Toyota Highlander | 3 | 269 |
| 2018 Toyota Highlander | 4 | 268 |
| 2019 Toyota Highlander | 3 | 490 |
| 2020 Toyota Highlander | 4 | 319 |
| 2021 Toyota Highlander | 4 | 529 |
| 2022 Toyota Highlander | 5 | 260 |
| 2023 Toyota Highlander | 9 | 184 |
| 2024 Toyota Highlander | 7 | 42 |
| 2025 Toyota Highlander | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 Toyota Highlander | 0 | 2 |
Checking a specific 2025 Toyota Highlander
How do I know if my 2025 Toyota Highlander has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 2025 Toyota Highlander; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Toyota dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 25V595000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Toyota models
- Camry18,189 complaints
- Prius12,516 complaints
- Corolla11,739 complaints
- RAV49,385 complaints
- Sienna8,549 complaints
- Tacoma8,440 complaints
- Tundra6,922 complaints
- 4Runner4,860 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.