2018 Highland Ridge Fw HighlanderProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 2 owner complaints about the 2018 Highland Ridge Fw Highlander, most often about the structure. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through March 21, 2022. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2018 Highland Ridge Fw Highlander has problems

2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure10
Tires10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2018 Highland Ridge Fw Highlander recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2018 vs. every other Highlander year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Highlander median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Highlander owners report

Recent structure complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

The contact owns a 2018 Highland Ridge Highlander. The contact stated that the welding on the slider would fail to slide back inwards correctly. The vehicle was repaired however the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who informed that the welding was done incorrectly. The…
Complaint 11436373 · Oct 12, 2021 · 3,000 miles

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