Is the 2025 TOYOTA Highlander safe to drive?

The 2025 TOYOTA Highlander has 1 open safety recall. While the vehicle may still be driven, owners should contact an authorized dealership to schedule free repairs for any outstanding recalls. Some recalls, especially those classified as critical or high severity, may pose significant safety risks.

NHTSA Campaign 26V128000 Recall Details

What This Recall Means

Component

SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

What Happened

The recliner mechanism in your Highlander's second-row seats is the part that helps keep the seat backs in place when you adjust them. In some 2021-2025 models, this mechanism might not lock properly.

Risk if Unfixed

If the seat back doesn't lock, it could fail to keep an occupant safe in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix

Your Toyota dealer will replace the return springs in the seat back recliner assemblies with new ones, at no cost to you. Schedule the repair as soon as you receive the recall notice.

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #26V128000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

Campaign 26V128000

What This Recall Means

SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

How to Get This Fixed

Affected Vehicles

Is YOUR vehicle affected?