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Toyota GRAND HIGHLANDER

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4 campaigns

4 recalls 1 critical💥 4 crash risk

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Airbag

Jun 20, 2024

832 days ago

Your side curtain airbag may not fully deploy in a crash, leaving your head and upper body unprotected.

Affected: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN · 2024

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Lexus TX350, TX500 Hybrid, and TX550 Hybrid+ vehicles. The driver and passenger side curtain air bags may not unroll as intended and could partially deploy outside of an open window. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."

Consequence

An improper deployment of the side curtain air bag can reduce occupant protection during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver and passenger curtain shield air bag assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 4, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TB09/24TA09 and Lexus' numbers are 24LB05/24LA05.

Steering

Sep 17, 2026

13 days ago

A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Affected: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM · 2026

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Lexus TX350, RX350 Hybrid, RX350, RX500 Hybrid, TX500 Hybrid, Toyota Grand Highlander, and Grand Highlander Hybrid vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the front steering knuckles may crack and break, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control.

Consequence

A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the front steering knuckles, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TA19 and 26LA09.

Other

Jul 23, 2024

799 days ago

Your vehicle's weight capacity label may be wrong, risking overload and crashes on the road.

Affected: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS · 2024

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain Toyota 2023 GR Supra, 2024 4 Runner, Corolla, Grand Highlander, Grand Highlander Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Tacoma, Tacoma Hybrid, 2023-2024 BZ4X, Corolla Cross Hybrid, GR Corolla, GR86, Highlander, Highlander Hybrid, Prius, Prius Prime, Sequoia Hybrid, Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, Venza Hybrid, 2023-2025 Crown, and 2025 Camry Hybrid vehicles equipped with GST accessories. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

Consequence

A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

GST will mail new labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2024. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 24R2.

Other

Aug 7, 2026

54 days ago

A broken rear axle carrier can cause a sudden loss of vehicle stability and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Affected: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY · 2026

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Lexus TX Plug-In Hybrid, TX Hybrid, TX, Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Grand Highlander vehicles. The rear axle carriers may have been manufactured with insufficient material strength and could break.

Consequence

A broken rear axle carrier can cause a sudden loss of vehicle stability and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the rear axle carrier sub-assembly code, and replace the sub-assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB13, 26TA13, 26LB08, and 26LA08.

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Full analysis: how to read the Toyota GRAND HIGHLANDER recall history

Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Toyota GRAND HIGHLANDER recall history

The Toyota GRAND HIGHLANDER currently has 4 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the GRAND HIGHLANDER in our dataset are air bag (1), and steering (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used GRAND HIGHLANDER: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2024–2026, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2024 and 2026. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular GRAND HIGHLANDER is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific GRAND HIGHLANDER has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used GRAND HIGHLANDERbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Toyota or any U.S. government agency.

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