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title: "TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (2022) - Recall 26V128000 — NHTSA record 321727 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The second-row seat backs may fail t"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (2022) - Recall 26V128000 — NHTSA record 321727

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 5, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (2022) - Recall 26V128000
- **Reason**: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The second-row seat backs may fail to lock into position during seat back adjustment. A seat back that fails to lock may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- **Quantity**: 686588
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 321727

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V128000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: TOYOTA HIGHLANDER; model year 2022. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 5, 2026
- **Owner notification**: Sep 4, 2026
- **Record created**: Mar 5, 2026

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the return springs in the seat back recliner assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 9, 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota’s customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26TB06 and 26TA06.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V128000)

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