2021 Toyota Highlander · symptom sheet
Takata airbag inflator recall
- 34owner reports
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jun 11, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
34 of the 42 reports of airbag on the 2021 Highlander describe Takata airbag recall.
Part of Airbag warning light or recall (42 reports)
Tick what matches of 34 reports
Takata airbag recall on other Highlander years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside airbag problems for complaints about inflator recalls, Takata's above all. Many owners here aren't describing a failure they've seen. They're describing a recall notice, a dealer who doesn't have the part, and the question of whether the car is safe to drive in the meantime.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2021 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
A short circuit may develop in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensor, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying.
All 4 recalls on the 2021 Toyota Highlander, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
What owners wrote
“It has been over a year of this recall and the manufacturer still has not repaired it or offered a solution”
Filed Jan 23, 2025
“The recall on the passenger airbags for Toyota cars has not been resolved for a few years now. We owned a 2013 Rav4 for a few years and that airbag was never fixed. Now we own a 2021 Toyota Highlander with the same problem. What's Toyota going to do about it? My husband drives the car so I'm the passenger and I don't feel like dying. ?"???”
Filed Jan 9, 2025
“If the important safety recall on 2021 highlander is that important, why is it taking years to fix , I feel toyota is dragging their feet and no one from the Nhtsa is doing anything about it, I think social media will be informed about your inaction of letting them slide for so long !”
Filed Nov 15, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 34 reports involved a crash. 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
Other problems on this car
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 103 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 67 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 41 reports