Vehicle profile

2003 Toyota Highlander

SUV · Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD

2 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 2003 Toyota Highlander

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
220 hp
Cylinders
4-cyl
Displacement
2.4L
Fuel
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 4-spd
Drive
FWD
Body class
Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
Doors
4

Federal recall campaigns

2 federal recall campaigns.

2003 Toyota Highlander

How this compares

vs 2003 Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
0.41× the 4.9 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
Most-affected system
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES — 1 of 2 (50%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 2003 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 02V339000

    WHEELS

    ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FIVE FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS (MODEL 6934 AND 6936), WITH FACTORY LLAT, AND WITH PORT INSTALLED WR4, FOUR ALLOY WHEEL UPGRADE PROCESSED AT THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA PORT AND DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE PROCESSED AT THE PORT, AN ALLOY TIRE/WHEEL UPGRADE WAS INSTALLED. THE UPGRADE INCLUDED 4 ALLOY WHEELS. THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE/ALLOY WHEEL WAS NOT CHANGED. THE SPARE TIRE REQUIRES THE USE OF A DIFFERENT STYLE OF WHEEL NUT TO ATTACH IT TO THE VEHICLE.

    Consequence: IF THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL IS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE USING THE WHEEL NUTS PROVIDED FOR THE UPGRADE ALLOY WHEEL, DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COULD RESULT AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LOOSE WHEEL.

    Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DIFFERENT STYLE LUG NUTS, A WARNING LABEL FOR THE SPARE RE/ALLOY WHEEL, AND AN OWNER'S MANUAL ADDENDUM.

    17/12/2002

  • 04V181000

    LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

    CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE A CHILD PROTECTION LOCK (CPL) SYSTEM ON BOTH OF THE REAR SIDE DOORS. WHEN AN OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE CLOSES THE DOOR VERY HARD WITH THE CPL LEVER SET TO THE LOCK POSITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LEVER MAY CONTACT THE BODY PANEL, CAUSING THE CPL LEVER TO MOVE INTO THE UNLOCK POSITION.

    Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED WITH THE INSIDE WHILE THE OPERATOR BELIEVES THAT THE CPL WAS ACTIVATED. IF THE DOOR WERE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AN OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT AND BE INJURED.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL SHORTEN THE CPL LEVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

    15/04/2004

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  "id": "4euho5boanamzak",
  "year": 2003,
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "Highlander",
  "trim": null,
  "submodel": "SUV",
  "horsepower": 220,
  "cylinders": 4,
  "displacement_l": 2.4,
  "transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
  "drive_type": "FWD",
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": "Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD",
  "image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/2003/Toyota/Highlander/2003_Toyota_Highlander_f5cb0937_00001_.png",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 2
}
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