# NHTSA recall 20V162000

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: 20V162000
- Manufacturer's number: 20TA06
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2020\-03\-19
- Owners notified: 2020\-05\-15
- Component: ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- Units potentially affected: 38810

## What is wrong

Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing \(Toyota\) is recalling certain 2020 Highlander vehicles equipped with a 3.5 L, V6 \(2GR\-FKS\) gasoline engine.  Due to an Engine Control Unit \(ECU\) programming error, fuel may not be correctly supplied to the engine while using the stop and restart feature.


## What can happen

Improper fuel supply programming can result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECU, free of charge.  The recall began May 15, 2020.  Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA06.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 38810
- Reported remedied: 38513 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 10
- Reported removed: 53

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2020 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER](/makes/toyota/highlander/2020/recalls.md)

## 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\-0110\-20 Rev2](/bulletins/11037202.md), 2026-09-09, Service bulletin
- [24TE04](/bulletins/11037186.md), 2026-09-09, Warranty extension
- [T\-SB\-0104\-21 Rev2](/bulletins/11029896.md), 2026-03-07, Service bulletin
- [24TE04](/bulletins/11022949.md), 2025-09-09, Service campaign
- [T\-SB\-0112\-24 Rev2](/bulletins/11020668.md), 2025-07-10, Service bulletin
- [24TE04](/bulletins/11016794.md), 2025-04-08, Warranty extension
- [24TE04](/bulletins/11015508.md), 2025-03-11, Warranty extension
- [T\-SB\-0112\-24 Rev1](/bulletins/11014174.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0110\-20 Rev2](/bulletins/11012753.md), 2025-01-09, Service bulletin
- [24TE04](/bulletins/11012750.md), 2025-01-09, Warranty extension

## 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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