2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER

2 recalls, 38 complaints - 5/5 safety rating

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Defect Description

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 are expected to be mailed August 23, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB13... Read more

5,408 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

Defect Description

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or di... Read more

Consequence

A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13 and 25LB06. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE25.

1,024,407 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Complaint Statistics

38 total complaints 1 crashes 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6
ENGINE	5
STRUCTURE:BODY	4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
STEERING	3
POWER TRAIN	3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	3
SERVICE BRAKES	3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS	2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	2

Incident date: Sep 3, 2026

After starting the vehicle and coming to a conplete stop the vehicle will hesitate upon new acceleration. The hesitation causes a lag in the vehicle and it then will jerk or jolt while shifting. The vehicle will Rev up in a low gear and not shift correctly. This causes a safety issue especially whe... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2026

The weather seal on the moonroof is coming off the moon roof surround and this is causing water and air to leak inside the passenger cabin.

Incident date: Jul 31, 2026

The front grill by design has bigger holes with potential of rock hitting radiator . I have seen very small damage to radiator more like superficial. A bigger rock could damage the radiator

Incident date: Aug 28, 2026

Dear NHTSA, I am writing to formally report a potential safety defect involving the front grille design of my 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander Limited. Fortunately, my vehicle has not experienced any damage or mechanical failure related to the grille at this time. However, after examining the design o... Read more

Incident date: Jun 12, 2026

Small object came through the front grill and put a hole in AC condensing unit. Grill does not protect from small road objects.

Incident date: Aug 24, 2026

While stopped waiting to takeoff (turn into a road or area), during takeoff acceleration, the car will sometimes have a dead pedal and slow or stop acceleration leaving you a sitting duck in an intersection or road.

Incident date: Aug 24, 2026

Incident date: Jul 1, 2026

road debris entered into front grill though the holes in grill adn damaged condensor fins causing vehicle to loose propulsion. Vehicle would not travel over 25 mph after the incidnet. This is safety issue as vehicle slowed from 55MPH to 25MPH rather abruptly on highway. Multiple lamps came on das... Read more

Incident date: Aug 19, 2026

During normal highway driving, a small road rock/debris entered through the front grille and damaged the radiator/heat exchanger. The damage caused coolant to leak, and the vehicle subsequently lost propulsion and became disabled. I had to stop driving the vehicle and have it inspected and repaired ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2026

For no reason at all windshield has two parallel lines crack in upper right side, no signs of impact and not sure what caused this.

Incident date: Jul 1, 2026

Incident date: Jul 26, 2026

My 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander Platinum has an issue that is commonly referred to as "cabin boom". It occurs at approximately 30mph going over bumps or rough patches in the road. When it occurs it creates a droning noise that amplifies the bump or rough surface you drove over and also creates a cab... Read more

Incident date: Aug 22, 2026

Front bumper grille too large. I see lots of bugs stuck on top of radiator. Very exposed for rocks to enter and damage cooling systems.

Incident date: Aug 12, 2026

Date of Incident: [XXX] On [XXX], my sister and I traveled from Maryland to Newport News, Virginia, to celebrate with family. Upon returning home to Maryland, my sister attempted to fasten her front passenger seat belt but was unable to do so. I went around to the passenger side of the vehicle ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2026

I was driving on the interstate going 70-80 mph and my car would not accelerate and I got a bunch of yellow error codes. I pulled over and shut it off and restarted. I drove it straight to the nearest Nissan dealership. In that time driving to the dealership my car barely would go over 60 mph and t... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2026

I have a 2012 MDX and it burns an extreme amount of oil. We took our MDX back to the dealership where we purchased it and had the oil issue fixed. Or so we thought. The problem was supposed to be fixed 3 months ago but the car is still burning a lot of oil. We have to add oil every 2 weeks. We di... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2026

The sunroof opens and closes without driver input. It initially occurred at startup but now also while driving (safety/security risk) . The sunroof switch has currently been unresponsive since 2025 . The issue is intermittent and has occurred multiple times. I have a pending diagnostic appointment ... Read more

Incident date: May 29, 2026

The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that the 4WD warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with PTU failure; however, the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V290000 (POWER TRAIN);... Read more

Incident date: Apr 17, 2026

When slowly backing up my GV70 from a parking spot, on two occasions the brakes have slammed on. In both instances there were no cars in close proximity behind my vehicle and no hazard or obstacle was present.

Incident date: Apr 17, 2026

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention), however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. Multiple dealers were contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that th... Read more

Incident date: May 20, 2026

I am the original owner of the truck and the brake pads, rotors and calipers ( front and rear) needed to be replaced at less than 26,000 miles. Truck was not used for towing , or driven hard.

Incident date: May 10, 2026

2019 Jeep Cherokee. In December 2023, when I took my foot off the brake at a light, the car stalled out and would not start afterward. I was using the auto start/stop feature. Of course it started when the tow arrived, but I took it to the dealer anyway for safety. I had a new starter put in under ... Read more

Incident date: May 3, 2026

One day out of the blue, my Jeep Wrangler received a "Service Shifter" error code. The error code threw about 40 other codes at the same time. Loss of power steering, loss of abs, engine kept revving on its own, windshield wipers turned on. While in park it felt as if it was trying to shift itself i... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2026

Went to turn car on engine made knocking sounds and lost power and sputtered out. Errors came on and said "warning loss of or reduced power to the engine" as well as something else I can't remember. Every warning light came on and stayed on. Car cannot be driven and is currently being towed to Nissa... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2026

My ABS Lights the triangle with the ! In the middle goes in and off the down hill control light and the sweet control light all go on when the ABS light goes on my oil was completely dry had to add two quarts while the engine was ticking when started and when accelerating it was making a clicking no... Read more

Incident date: Apr 16, 2026

When operating the vehicle above the minimum temperature recommended by the manufacturer, the battery state of charge has dropped multiple tens of percentage points in moments while driving on the highway while driving the speed limit. The starting point for the state of charge in this situation was... Read more

Incident date: Apr 4, 2026

Ticking at cold start. 4/02/26 on way home from work. Truck loses acceleration while driving. Bug jumps then display says low power mode. Truck will start but will not move forward or in reverse. RPMs increase but no propulsion. Recall was performed 11/17/25 and passed inspection through Romain GMC ... Read more

Incident date: Mar 24, 2026

My vehicle stopped handling as it usually had and I at a significant decrease in traction and slid off the road and slammed into a road sign. No injuries but significant damage to the vehicle. It seemed as though the all-wheel drive was not working. No warning lamps and computer system indicated tha... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Mar 24, 2026

EPS light came on and we changed the part and it came back on again I spent $350 for this service but I saw online that Hyundai is having a recall for my year and model car to reprogramming eps but my vin is not included. Is it possible they can include my vin ?

Incident date: Mar 24, 2026

I was driving down the road, on Pinewood rd Sumter sc 29154, the front camera sensed something in the road but nothing was in the road I didn’t brake because I didn’t see anything in the road the orange brake light flashed on dash, so the car did a hard brake of its own, it jerked me the driver ... Read more

1 injured

Incident date: Mar 4, 2026

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Incident date: Feb 15, 2026

Many lights on dashboard including LDW, front collision system failure, tire pressure came on. Very concerned about driving safety. Researched the issue - seems fairly common across 2012-2017 accords.

Incident date: Feb 10, 2026

The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering assist functionality. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated, and the “Power Steering Fault” message was displayed. The contact pulled over, tu... Read more

Incident date: Jan 10, 2026

The drivers side window will at times stay in the down position. The safety issue is during rain, snow or very cold conditions the driver is distracted by the down window. I did call a dealer who said this happens and I need to go thru a crazy procedure to get window up. No one has looked into this ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 10, 2026

My rear racetrack light on my 2021 Durango rt tow n go has water in it from not being sealed and it’s burnt out was quoted astronomical amounts of money to fix along with getting pulled over and was told it’s a safety issue by police and said it can cause a electrical fire and it’s a hazard

Incident date: Nov 4, 2025

The contact owns a 2021 GMC Yukon. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel pump module had failed and needed to be replace... Read more

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER

2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER SUV N/A AWD

Category	Rating
Overall Rating	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Driver	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Passenger	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Side Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Rollover Risk	17.4%

Safety Technology

Feature	Status
Electronic Stability Control	Standard
Forward Collision Warning	Standard
Lane Departure Warning	Standard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

NHTSA Safety Investigations, TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP, Open , Model Year: 2024

Road debris/rocks damaging the heat exchangers

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated July 20, 2026. The Petition requests an investigation of road debris / rocks damaging the heat exchangers in model year (MY) 2024-2026 Toyota Grand Highlander vehicles. The Petition contends that the Grand Highlander’s front-end g... Read more

TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER across all model years (2024, 2026).

9 Total Recalls

483 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

24 Reported Crashes

3 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2026 (current)	2	38
2025	3	98	View
2024	4	347	View

Other TOYOTA Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
TUNDRA	787	9,074	View
HIGHLANDER	677	6,756	View
RAV4	669	11,842	View
CROWN	548	141	View
TACOMA	406	10,562	View
VENZA	404	969	View
PRIUS	365	15,456	View
HIGHLANDER HYBRID	355	1,103	View

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2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER

Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER

Safety Technology

NHTSA Safety Investigations, TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER

TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER - All Years Overview

TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER - Year by Year

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