Toyota has recalled greater than three-quarters of 1,000,000 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid SUVs from mannequin years 2020 by 2023 for essentially the most embarrassing of causes: their bumper covers and different entrance physique panels can fall off in on a regular basis driving.

It doesn’t occur out of nowhere. Toyota says a “minor influence to the decrease entrance bumper cowl throughout regular automobile operation” can set off the issue.

A low-speed influence can deform the push clips that safe the decrease bumper cowl, the engine underneath cowl, and the fender liners. Scraping a publish in a car parking zone or one other low-speed influence can depart them loosely hooked up. They may then “detach from the automobile whereas driving, which may develop into a highway hazard.”

Most automakers connect these components with easy push clips. However most push clips are sturdy sufficient to deal with a minor bump. On some Highlander SUVs, Toyota says, the mounting tabs that maintain them in place can break off from minor impacts.

To repair the issue, sellers will “set up retention {hardware} with an improved design” and substitute any partially indifferent components.

Recall repairs are at all times free.

Automakers recall many vehicles to repair security defects, typically greater than as soon as. Whereas automakers attempt to attain each proprietor to ask them to deliver the automobile in for restore, they hardly ever attain all of them. Tens of millions of automobiles on American roads want free recall repairs. To search out out in case your automobile is one in all them, test the straightforward VIN software at our recall middle.