Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 6, 2026
The headlights on this vehicle are not properly aimed and or poorly designed causing excessive glare to oncoming traffic. Even during broad daylight I could see the light scattered all around the headlight assembly appearing as though the high beams were shining directly at me. E Also excessively bright sparkly headlights like these are distracting impairing my situational awareness.
- NHTSA ID
- 11755225
- Incident
- Aug 6, 2026
Driver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed May 1, 2026
Headlight system malfunction, Pre-collision system malfunction and LTA malfunction
- NHTSA ID
- 11735085
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2026
AirbagsDriver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed May 1, 2026
PKSB malfunction, LTA system malfunction, SRS system malfunction, Per-Collision system malfunction, Headlight system malfunction and Front camera unavailable.
- NHTSA ID
- 11735084
- Incident
- Apr 18, 2026
Driver assistanceExterior lighting
Filed Nov 24, 2025
When starting up the vehicle, the headlight system malfunctioned light came on and a pre-collision system light came on. After shutting it off and restarting the vehicle. The lights were off.
- NHTSA ID
- 11701324
- Incident
- Aug 28, 2025
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 16, 2025
This is a widespread issue of these models leaving the factory with their headlights aimed too high which is leading other drivers to flash their brights thinking the bright lights in the Highlander are on. This needs to be sent to Toyota as a safety recall!!!! It is unsafe for oncoming traffic!!!!
- NHTSA ID
- 11654997
- Incident
- Apr 16, 2025
Exterior lighting
Filed Jan 13, 2025
All Toyota Highlanders with the LED projector headlights come from the factory with the lights aimed far too high.
- NHTSA ID
- 11635754
- Incident
- Jan 13, 2025
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 19, 2024
At night, drivers frequently flash their bright lights at my vehicle, "complaining that my high beams are on." Sometimes, they turn on their brights at me and leave them on until our vehicles pass. My high beams are NOT on. This is a safety hazard from my vehicle if the low beams are adjusted too high, an increased hazard when the driver of the approaching vehicle flashes their lights at me, and an even more serious issue when they leave their lights on. This is a constant problem that has existed from the moment I drove the NEW vehicle off the dealer's lot. The dealer refuses to adjust the headlights under warranty repair. If a vehicle is improperly assembled from the factory, that should be corrected under warranty repair.
- NHTSA ID
- 11572775
- Incident
- Jun 30, 2022
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 3, 2022
When I drive at night time, the opposite driver complains on low beams that looks like high beams. They are too bright.
- NHTSA ID
- 11495929
- Incident
- Nov 27, 2022
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.