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Toyota

Official notice

10 Mar 2026

MediumHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Toyota. Issue: On certain vehicles, the seatback recliners for the second-row seats may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the seatback(s) may not lock in position and could move in a crash. Safety Risk: A seatback that moves could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Action: To reduce the safety risk, Toyota recommends not using the second-row seats to transport passengers until the recall repairs have been completed. Toyota will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the spring in the second-row seatback recliner assemblies. Published 2026-03-10.

What to do now

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Recall number

81730

Official notice

2026-03-10

The hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the seatback recliners for the second-row seats may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the seatback(s) may not lock in position and could move in a crash. Safety Risk: A seatback that moves could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Action: To reduce the safety risk, Toyota recommends not using the second-row seats to transport passengers until the recall repairs have been completed. Toyota will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the spring in the second-row seatback recliner assemblies.

How to check if you're affected

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Other

RA RA-81730

Recall Numbers

81730

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2021, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER

Product 2

Year: 2021, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 3

Year: 2022, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 4

Year: 2022, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER

Product 5

Year: 2023, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER HYBRID

Product 6

Year: 2023, Make: TOYOTA, Model: HIGHLANDER

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the seatback recliners for the second-row seats may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the seatback(s) may not lock in position and could move in a crash. Safety Risk: A seatback that moves could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Action: To reduce the safety risk, Toyota recommends not using the second-row seats to transport passengers until the recall repairs have been completed. Toyota will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the spring in the second-row seatback recliner assemblies.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Toyota.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

81730

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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