2013 Toyota Highlander seats problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seats on the 2013 Toyota Highlander — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“A few years ago one of the 3rd row seats got stuck in the upright position after putting it from down to up. I have never had it fixed as it hasn't been a huge inconvenience. I saw today that there was a recall on the middle row seat for something (which I do not believe affects my car) and thought…”
filed Sep 18, 2020
“Maintenance light is on at all times for the forward passenger seat, making airbags useless. Read it can potentially be a wire. It has been reported on other vehicles. Please investigate and recall as passengers will be unsafe and could have great bodily harm with this defect.”
filed Aug 3, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the second row left hand seat may not lock in place when…Campaign 14V148000 · Mar 27, 2014
- During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat…Campaign 13V014000 · Jan 16, 2013
Seats problems in other Highlander years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Highlander | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 Highlander | 11 | 6% |
| 2022 Highlander | 9 | 4% |
| 2021 Highlander | 4 | 1% |
| 2020 Highlander | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 Highlander | 5 | 1% |
| 2018 Highlander | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Highlander | 3 | 1% |
| 2016 Highlander | 4 | 4% |
| 2015 Highlander | 4 | 2% |
| 2014 Highlander | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 Highlander | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Toyota Highlander
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.