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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander · symptom sheet

Airbag warning light or recall

  • 30owner reports
  • 3involved a crash

Newest report Sep 8, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

30 of the 233 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2024 Grand Highlander.

Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (25 reports)

1 recall on this systemcovering the 2024 model year
3 crashesin 30 reports
1 person hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 30 reports

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Airbag on other Grand Highlander years

No other Grand Highlander model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Grand Highlander year.

What this problem usually is

Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (7 reports).

Recalls and investigations

One recall on the airbags covers the 2024 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.

24V-461Jun 20, 2024
Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain

The driver and passenger side curtain air bags may not unroll as intended and could partially deploy outside of an open window.

Risk, remedy and owner complaints on recall 24V-461

All 4 recalls on the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander, with the owner complaints on each recalled system

When it happens

Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.

Complaints by the year NHTSA received them: 2024: 24, 2025: 4, 2026: 224'244'252'26

What owners wrote

“I received a recall notice on June 21st, 2024 about the airbag on both driver and passenger not being deloy if the vehicle in a crash. It has been 5 months already, but the remedy is still unavailable to fix the issue. I extremely have a concern for my family and my safety when driving the car.”

Filed Nov 21, 2024

“The curtain shield airbags on both the driver’s and passenger’s side may not deploy as intended during certain crashes when the driver or front passenger windows are rolled down. If this occurs, the vehicles may not meet a federal safety standard, increasing the risk of injury during certain crashes.”

Filed Sep 30, 2024

“A safety recall has been placed on this vehicle, but no remedy remains. I haven't even had this vehicle for a year, and I am scared to drive it. I purchased it because I have toddlers and needed the space. I need a solution.”

Filed Sep 17, 2024

“The car is not involved in an accident, but TYOTA and the dealership cannot provide an ETA for when the issue will be fixed. It would be great if the vehicle could be returned or traded for another vehicle if there is no fix available. However, without losing my money as the dealership wants to take it less than 10K even it has been less than 3K miles.”

Filed Sep 7, 2024

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 3 of 30 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works