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Buying a used 2025 Toyota Highlander? Check these 4 recalls first

4 NHTSA recalls · 11 owner complaints on file

The 2025 Highlander has 4 recalls in this group, addressing instrument-panel warnings that may not display, second-row seat backs that may not lock, rearview-camera freezing, and third-row seat-belt anchor defects. Warning visibility and seat-restraint hardware are the principal recall themes, with camera operation another concrete check. NHTSA lists 11 owner complaints, which are unverified reports: 3 vehicle speed control, 2 service brakes, 2 forward collision avoidance, and 2 unknown or other. Ask about documented diagnosis of those symptoms.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Verify instrument-panel and rearview-camera recall completion.
3. Confirm second-row locking and third-row belt-anchor recall repairs.
4. Ask about speed-control, braking, or collision-warning symptoms and repairs.
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Toyota dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2025 Toyota Highlander

What owners have reported to NHTSA

11 complaints filed for this model year, including 2 mentioning a crash, 0 a fire and 1 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

When the complaints were filed

Complaints by the year they reached NHTSA. The current year is incomplete, and counts usually fall as fewer of these cars stay on the road.

Other model years

• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• All Highlander recalls