Campaign 25V-872

Third row center seat belt roof anchor may have been installed at an incorrect angle, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant

Defect summary

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.

Consequence

A seat belt that does not properly restrain an occupant increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 25V872000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about seat belts on these vehicles: 2, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 25V-872
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Toyota	Highlander	2024 to 2025	2
Toyota	Highlander Hybrid	2024 to 2025	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-059 Feb 6, 2025
Second-row center seat belt webbing may be damaged
22E-095 Nov 10, 2022
Seat belt assembly force-limiter may not operate correctly, allowing the seat belt to extend further than intended after locking
21V-889 Nov 17, 2021
Incorrect seat belt webbing guide may have been installed on the outboard second-row seat belt assemblies
19V-877 Dec 11, 2019
Seat belt webbing sensor locking mechanism may not lock as intended
18V-123 Feb 20, 2018
One of the rear split bench seat leg brackets may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle's floor pan, possibly allowing the seat to move…
16V-197 Apr 7, 2016
In the affected vehicles, incorrect front seat belt height adjusters may have been installed