Recall · 20V162000
Toyota Motor Engineering recalled the TOYOTA Highlander over fuel system, gasoline
38,810
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
March 19, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- The defect
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2020 Highlander vehicles equipped with a 3.5 L, V6 (2GR-FKS) gasoline engine. Due to an Engine Control Unit (ECU) programming error, fuel may not be correctly supplied to the engine while using the stop and restart feature.
- What it can cause
- Improper fuel supply programming can result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECU, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA06.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| ToyotaHighlander | 2020 | 2020 |
How this campaign compares
At 38,810 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 87% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Toyota vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, gasoline 9 times before this, most recently in January 2020 as 20V012000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 307 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 23V865000 (air bags), 23V720000 (structure), 20V633000 (air bags).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing with NHTSA on March 19, 2020 as campaign 20V162000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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