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Toyota second-row seat backs may fail to lock into position during seat back adjustment.

NHTSA campaign 26V-128 · Reported March 5, 2026 · 686,588 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Toyota Highlander
VEHICLES AFFECTED
686,588
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the return springs in the seat back recliner assemblies, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported a problem with the mid/rear assembly recliner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The second-row seat backs may fail to lock into position during seat back adjustment.

WHY IT MATTERS

A seat back that fails to lock may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the return springs in the seat back recliner assemblies, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-128.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2021–2025Toyota Highlander

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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