CanadaAffected vehicles are 2024–2025 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID and 2025 Toyota HIGHLANDER SUVs. On a small number of vehicles the bolt that secures the third-row center seat belt upper anchor to the roof may not have been installed properly, allowing the seat belt to loosen or detach in a crash. Toyota advises not to transport a passenger in the third-row center seat until repairs are completed; owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to a dealership to replace the bolt.
How to identify it
2024–2025 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID
2025 Toyota HIGHLANDER
The hazard
On a small number of vehicles, the bolt that secures the third-row center seat belt anchor to the roof may not have been installed properly. As a result, the seat belt could loosen or detach in a crash.
A seat belt that detaches in a crash could increase the risk of injury.
What to do
To reduce the safety risk, Toyota advises that you shouldn't transport a passenger in the third-row center seat until the recall repairs are completed. Toyota will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the third-row center seat belt upper anchor bolt.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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