Toyota 2025-12-17 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-25V872000
2025 Toyota Highlander Recall
Issued December 17, 2025 · Toyota
In December 2025, Toyota recalled the 2025 Toyota Highlander, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The third row center seat belt roof anchor may have been installed at an incorrect angle, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2025 Toyota Highlander only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Toyota to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Dealers will reinstall the seat belt anchor with a new bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 27, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 25TA16.
Recall details
- Brand
- Toyota
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- December 17, 2025
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-25V872000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Toyota has 85 recalls in our database, including 1 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 199th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2025.