The 2015 Toyota Highlander has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 110,085 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 245 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING15V1440002015-03-13110,085 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
An unexpected loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
49
4fires2injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
42
4fires1injuries
STEERING
25
1crashes1injuries
STRUCTURE:BODY
21
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES
15
5crashes1injuries
VISIBILITY/WIPER
12
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
5crashes4injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
10
ENGINE
9
2fires
AIR BAGS
8
5crashes8injuries
Total complaints245
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the infotainment screen would go blank and the system would turn on inadvertently. This issue became more frequent, occurring approximately every 10 seconds. The power steering…”
“The contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the infotainment screen would go blank and the system would turn on inadvertently. This issue became more frequent, occurring approximately every 10 seconds. The power steering…”
“The moon roof in my car completely shattered out of no where while I was driving down the road and fell all into my backseat. If my children were in the car, they would have had glass all over them.”
“Exterior lights continually burn out.”
“Exterior lights continually burn out.”
“The side mirrors are too large and located in a position that when the driver is turning left the driver's side mirror blocks the ability to see the crosswalk and also the center divider of the lane they are turning into and has almost caused me to strike a center divider and not see a pothole on…”
“[xxx] battery light appeared on dash. [xxx] on my way to limestone service station 399 danbury rd ridgefield ct ph[REDACTED] a warning appeared on dash stating I will lose steering.luckily I managed to pull into a parking lot and lost all ability to steer. Thank god I was not on the highway and…”
“When right front pax sits in seat and fastens seatbelt, the airbag indicator correctly says "on." but after a few minutes, the airbag turns "off" and the driver's dash gets an "unfastened seatbelt" warning and a "faulty airbag" warning. All of these occur while the front right pax has remain…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Toyota Highlander as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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