Toyota is recalling three-quarters of one million Highlander and Highlander Hybrid SUVs. The automobiles in query might need a entrance bumper that would come off too simply and subsequently develop into a highway hazard. The automaker is promising a repair for all 751,000 affected models within the coming weeks.

Toyota launched its personal assertion concerning the recall at the moment forward of any public submitting with the NHTSA. In it, it says that the roughly 751,000 models span from the 2020 mannequin 12 months via 2023. Each the gas-only Highlander and the Highlander Hybrid are a part of the recall.

Affected automobiles characteristic a resin entrance decrease bumper cowl that makes use of mounting tabs to maintain it in place. Toyota says that “a minor affect” could cause these tabs to come back off and in that case, the decrease entrance bumper may come off altogether. Clearly, a complete entrance bumper meeting (even whether it is simply the decrease part) mendacity on the street isn’t the most secure factor.

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To that finish, Toyota desires to examine all affected automobiles for the potential subject. It says in instances the place it finds harm that it’ll exchange the bumper cowl(s) as wanted and set up retention {hardware}. Highlander fashions with none observable harm will nonetheless get the retention {hardware} as a security precaution.

As Toyota got here forward of the NHTSA submitting, particulars on how precisely the automaker discovered this subject aren’t obtainable. It additionally didn’t affirm whether or not or not it had any discipline experiences of this subject, handled any guarantee claims over it, or if it is aware of of any accidents associated to it.

Toyota says that it’ll inform affected homeowners by late December. Till then, homeowners must contact their seller or look ahead to public paperwork to look at NHTSA.gov to find out if their private car is included within the recall.