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2016 Toyota Highlander

2016 Toyota Highlander in NHTSA data: length 486 cm, curb weight 1,925–2,190 kg and 3 recall campaigns.

2016 Toyota Highlander at a glance

NHTSA lists 3 specification rows for the 2016 Toyota Highlander. Overall length is 486 cm (191.3 in), width 193 cm, height 173 cm and wheelbase 279 cm (109.8 in). Curb weight is 1,925–2,190 kg (4,244–4,828 lb). Against the 2015 model year NHTSA lists overall length 486 cm (2015: 486 cm) and curb weight 1,925–2,190 kg (2015: 1,925–2,170 kg).

Length486 cm
Wheelbase279 cm
Curb weight1,925–2,190 kg
Recall campaigns3

Variants and dimensions

One row per variant as NHTSA’s Canadian vehicle specifications list it. Metric values are NHTSA’s; inches and pounds are converted here.

Variant (as listed by NHTSA) Length Width Height Wheelbase Curb weight
HIGHLANDER AWD 4DR SUV 486 cm191.3 in 193 cm76 in 173 cm68.1 in 279 cm109.8 in 2,035 kg4,486 lb
HIGHLANDER FWD 4DR SUV 486 cm191.3 in 193 cm76 in 173 cm68.1 in 279 cm109.8 in 1,925 kg4,244 lb
HIGHLANDER HYBRID 4DR SUV 486 cm191.3 in 193 cm76 in 173 cm68.1 in 279 cm109.8 in 2,190 kg4,828 lb

Recall campaigns for the 2016 Toyota Highlander

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this make, model and model year. This is not a check of one car: whether a campaign is open on a specific vehicle depends on its VIN. Check an exact VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Campaign Reported Component Summary
18E107000 27 November 2018 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fujian Wanda Automobile Glass Industry (Wanda) is recalling certain aftermarket Replacement Windshields sold for use in 2014-2018 Toyota Highlander vehicles. The windshields have an attached wire harness that water may leak into, possibly causing damage to the vehicle's Engine Control Module (ECM).
16V775000 24 October 2016 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Highlander vehicles manufactured May 26, 2016, to September 16, 2016. The brake fluid level sensor may not be connected to the wire harness, preventing the sensor from detecting the brake fluid level. As such, these vehicles fail to…
16V420000 9 June 2016 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to…

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Data from NHTSA vPIC and the NHTSA recalls API, fetched 17 October 2026. See how the data is built.