The Toyota Grand Highlander page is a Tier B CarFaultIQ model hub. It covers supported years, market scope, structured configurations, and diagnostic navigation without creating one page per year or trim.
Supported years and market coverage
Structured coverage spans 2024-2026 across 3 canonical model-year record(s). Market coverage includes United States and Canada.
Powertrain and configuration coverage
Imported fuel labels include Regular Gasoline. Electrification labels include Gasoline|Hybrid|X. Detailed variants remain in the structured selected-year module.
Evidence limitations
This is a structured factual model hub. Local recall or complaint evidence is limited or not safely matched, so the page does not claim common problems, reliability trends, best years, worst years, recall absence, complaint absence, or repair costs.
Diagnostic navigation
- No-start diagnostic path – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- Acceleration hesitation checks – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- Brake pedal feel checks – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- Check engine light guidance – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- Battery warning light guidance – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- P0300 misfire reference – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- P0420 catalyst reference – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- Pre-purchase inspection guide – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
- OBD code reading guide – contextual diagnostic reference, not a model-specific incidence claim.
Used-car inspection priorities
- Check cold-start behavior, warning lights, visible leaks, tire wear, brake feel, and stored diagnostic codes.
- Confirm the exact model year and configuration before applying any recall or diagnostic assumption.
- Use the official recall lookup for VIN-specific campaign applicability.
- Use a qualified inspection for purchase decisions; this page is an evidence hub, not a repair manual.
Source notes
Structured coverage comes from the imported CarFaultIQ v3.1 vehicle database. Recall and complaint signals come from local evidence tables created from traceable NHTSA harvester snapshots. Complaint narratives are not imported into public content.
Frequently asked questions
Does this page rank the best or worst Toyota Grand Highlander years?
No. It presents structured coverage and evidence limitations without ranking years, reliability, safety, or repair cost.
Does a recall row mean every Toyota Grand Highlander is affected?
No. Recall applicability must be checked by VIN and campaign scope.
Are complaint signals confirmed defects?
No. They are owner-reported signals for editorial review and do not prove causation.
Structured vehicle data
These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.
- Fuel types: Regular Gasoline
- Electrification: Gasoline, Hybrid
- Drivetrain: AWD, FWD
- Total structured variants: 32
2026 evidence status
- Local recall evidence: 0 applicable campaign records.
- Local complaint-signal coverage: No direct model-year complaint-signal rows exist in the local harvester snapshot; this does not mean no complaints exist.
- Evidence strength: LIMITED.
- Limitations: The local recall and complaint snapshot has no directly applicable record for this model-year; do not interpret this as evidence of absence.
2026 structured configurations
| Market | Trim/source label | Fuel | Electrification | Drive | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Xle|Le | Regular Gasoline | Not specified | AWD | Automatic Select Shift 8-speed |
| Canada | Platinum|Limited | Regular Gasoline | Not specified | AWD | Automatic Select Shift 8-speed |
| Canada | AWD|Hybrid|Hybrid | AWD | Regular Gasoline | Hybrid | AWD | Continuously Variable 6-speed |
| Canada | AWD|Hybrid|Hybrid | AWD | Regular Gasoline | Hybrid | AWD | Continuously Variable 6-speed |
| US | Xle|Le | Regular Gasoline | Gasoline | AWD | Automatic (S8) |
| US | Platinum|Limited | Regular Gasoline | Gasoline | AWD | Automatic (S8) |
| US | AWD|Hybrid|Hybrid | AWD | Regular Gasoline | Hybrid | AWD | Automatic (S6) |
| US | AWD|Hybrid|Hybrid | AWD | Regular Gasoline | Hybrid | AWD | Automatic (AV-S6) |
| US | Hybrid | Regular Gasoline | Hybrid | FWD | Automatic (AV-S6) |
| US | Xle|Le | Regular Gasoline | Gasoline | FWD | Automatic (S8) |
| US | Limited | Regular Gasoline | Gasoline | FWD | Automatic (S8) |
Official evidence for this model
Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.
US safety recalls
6 distinct official identifiers · US
Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.
- 26V437000 — model years 2026
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Lexus TX Plug-In Hybrid, TX Hybrid, TX, Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Grand Highlander vehicles. The rear axle carriers may have been manufactured with insufficient material strength and could break.
- 26V179000 — model years 2025
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350…
- 25V744000 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze…
Manufacturer communications / TSBs
170 distinct official identifiers · US
Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.
- 11034826 — model years 2026
2026 model year Toyota vehicles are equipped with driver side floor mat retainers to secure the floor mat in the correct position. In addition, some models may also utilize retainers for passenger side and rear seat floor mats. During Pre-Delivery Service (PDS), follow the appropriate…
- 11034819 — model years 2026
During the manufacturing process, tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires remain on the vehicle in the same…
- 11034812 — model years 2026
Long-term or off-site storage requires special care to maintain vehicle condition. The following guidelines should be performed to minimize vehicle component/part degradation due to extendedvehicle storage conditions. Long-term storage can affect a vehicle’s systems and components. Any problems that are found should be corrected immediately.
US defect investigations
1 distinct official identifiers · US
An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.
- DP26006 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a Petition dated July 20, 2026. The Petition requests an investigation of road debris / rocks damaging the heat exchangers in model year (MY) 2024-2026 Toyota Grand Highlander vehicles. The Petition contends that the Grand Highlander’s front-end grill…
Canadian recalls
4 distinct official identifiers · CA
Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.
- 2026330 — model years 2026
Issue: On certain vehicles, the rear axle carriers (knuckles) may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the rear knuckle(s) could break and separate at the toe control arm mounting point. If this happens, there could be a loss of vehicle stability. Safety Risk:…
- 2025594 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.
- 2025469 — model years 2024, 2025
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.
US owner complaint reports
322 distinct reports · US
Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 87 reports
- POWER TRAIN: 62 reports
- ENGINE: 54 reports
A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.
Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.