Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2023 Toyota Highlander has 9 recalls, 142 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
9
Recalls
142
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
23V480000
STEERING:COLUMN
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlander Hybri...
23V720000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Highlander & Highlander Hybrid vehicles. During normal vehicle opera...
24V419000
TIRES
Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2022-2024 model year Highlander L and Highlander LE vehicles equipped with the Blackout Package th...
24V452000
TIRES
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Highlander vehicles. The 20-inch accessory tires with an insufficient load ra...
24V548000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain Toyota 2023 GR Supra, 2024 4 Runner, Corolla, Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Land Crui...
25V040000
STEERING:COLUMN
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota Corolla, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, Highlander, Highlande...
25V595000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Cro...
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BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic...
26V128000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The second-row seat backs ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2023 Toyota HIGHLANDER SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | SEATS | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Highlander. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbe... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2023 Highlander Hybrid braking suddenly changes at low speeds when coming to a stop. Vehicle's brake... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While driving down the highway I went over a bridge joint and my sunroof suddenly exploded sending g... |
| Mar 6, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I bought this vehicle new in March 2024. I normally use Apple CarPlay for music and more importantly... |
| Mar 4, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | It takes time to accelerate. The car jerks and shakes before moving |
| Mar 1, 2026 | SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, and d... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The rear window on my car spontaneously shattered as I was driving. This was in light rain on the f... |
| Feb 10, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Delayed acceleration, jerking shifting between gears and whining noise |
| Jan 22, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Highlander. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbe... |
| Dec 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transfer case blew out when I stopped at a red-light, within the first 3 years of original owner... |
| Dec 16, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | When applying the brakes sometimes, particularly when breaking at the bottom of a hill, the car lung... |
| Dec 7, 2025 | AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | A vehicle turned in front of me as I was going down the highway and I collided with the vehicle at 4... |
| Dec 4, 2025 | WHEELS | On November 24, I took the vehicle into Gene Messer Toyota in Lubbock, TX to have them diagnose a no... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Since I got this car, when going down hill the breaks don't work properly. It is a sudden surge and ... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Air bags did not deploy during accident Black box did not record any incident occurred and vehicle w... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Highlander. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbe... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Some times when I request the rear hatch to open is does nothing but most of the time when I depress... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | LANE DEPARTURE | Blind spot feature is detecting a vehicle two lanes over from the lane I’m driving on. This has caus... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle's tailgate motor has started to malfunction and is failing prematurely. When opening the... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | lift gate stuttering at 49K bought new. available for inspection. Have yet to bring to dealer becaus... |