2015 Toyota Highlander: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2015 Toyota Highlander. The campaign is 15V144000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Mar 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Electric Power Assist System. NHTSA has 192 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 15V144000, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 110,085 units in total.
15V144000Received . 110,085 units.
Steering / Electric Power Assist System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid, and 2014-2015 Rav4 vehicles. A component of the electric power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may have been damaged during the manufacturing process. Over time, this damage may result in failure of the electric power steering system.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number of the EPS ECU or steering column assembly. If the number is within the affected range, the EPS ECU will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Report filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
192 complaints, 255 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2015 Toyota Highlander
- All 2015 vehicles
| Component | 2015 Highlander | All 2015 vehicles | Highlander, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 203.9 | 114.1 | 87.2 | 52 |
| Unknown or Other | 168.6 | 100 | 85.5 | 43 |
| Structure | 129.4 | 41.1 | 62.4 | 33 |
| Steering | 98 | 63.9 | 50.6 | 25 |
| Service Brakes | 58.8 | 60.9 | 80.3 | 15 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 47.1 | 19.7 | 29.1 | 12 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 43.1 | 32.7 | 61.6 | 11 |
| Engine | 39.2 | 153.4 | 73.6 | 10 |
| Exterior Lighting | 39.2 | 40.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| Air Bags | 31.4 | 56.3 | 49.4 | 8 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 17
- Complaints that report a fire
- 6
- Injuries in the complaints
- 16
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2015 Toyota HighlanderThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Toyota Highlander: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/toyota/highlander/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Toyota Highlander?
- 110,085 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Toyota Highlander have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 51 recall campaigns for the Toyota Highlander, model years 1997 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Toyota Highlander name most often?
- Electrical System: 52 of 255 component mentions, or 203.9 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 114.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Toyota Highlander open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.