Transport CanadaHigh Risk
2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERTransport Canada Recall #2008308
The official notice
Defect
On certain vehicles, during the installation of an infant seat on the 3rd row seat, the seatbelt mechanism might revert back to the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) mode vs. an Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode. Toyota has initiated a Customer Support program to provide replacement parts to prevent the ALR from reverting to ELR mode.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install a newly designed seatbelt component free of charge.
6,963 vehicles affectedUpdated June 10, 2026