2013 Toyota Highlander Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 2%of 207 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 72,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the seat belts of the 2013 Toyota Highlander, 2% of the 207 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was hit in the rear end on the highway, I was moving probably 8-10 MPH through a debris field from an accident. The car did not slow and hit me probably around 35-40 MPH. My airbags did not fire since in a rear end impact they should not trigger. I did not impact the car in front of me. My head hit the headrest in my first motion then it hit the steering wheel leaving me with a concussion. My issue shouldn't the seat belt have locked and restrained me in that secondary impact motion?”
NHTSA complaint #11361945, filed 2020-09, 95,000 miles“I was cutoff by another driver in heavy traffic and hit my brakes to avoid hitting the driver in front me. I heard the seatbelt and my sons car seat come loose. I turned around and saw my 2 year old sons car seat had been ejected and his face had slammed into the passenger seat in front him. I was pushing the car seat back, so he could breath, with one arm and pulled over to the shoulder as quickly as possible. …”
NHTSA complaint #10649719, filed 2014-10, 23,550 miles“Driver side airbags (curtain and left seat) spontaneously deployed while I was parking the car. I did not hit anything. I was not injured but my safety was put at risk because I likely would have crashed if it had happened while I was driving. I contacted Toyota and they sent an investigator to inspect the car. He found no issues in the data he collected and could not give a reason for the airbags deployment. I received a letter saying they were not going to help in any way. There were no warnings lights or indicators that could have warned me of the airbags deploying prior to the incident.”
NHTSA complaint #11667147, filed 2025-06“The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the pretensioner on the seat belt was excessively tight. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10913778, filed 2016-10, 50,000 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 10% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 4 | 2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0% |
| 2020 | 6 | 2% |
| 2019 | 6 | 1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 2% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 9 | 2% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 6 | 3% |
| 2004 | 5 | 2% |
| 2003 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2013 Toyota Highlander
46 complaintsEngine
32 complaintsVehicle speed control
31 complaintsElectrical system
26 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsBody and structure
18 complaintsAir bags
17 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsSeats
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Highlander
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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