# NHTSA recall 16V775000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V775000
- Manufacturer's number: G03
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2016\-10\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-11\-14
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
- Units potentially affected: 7056

## What is wrong

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 comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) No. 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."


## What can happen

If the brake fluid level is low and is not detected, the braking performance may be decreased, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, connect the wire harness to the sensor, free of charge.  The recall began November 14, 2016.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-800\-331\-4331.  Toyota's number for this G03.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7056
- Reported remedied: 6290 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 657
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER](/makes/toyota/highlander/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-05\-26 to 2016\-09\-16.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [T\-SB\-0003\-22](/bulletins/10207963.md), 2022-02-14, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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