{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Toyota recall 17V520 (17R3): 2017 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v520/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V520 (Toyota): The roof rails may loosen and possibly detach from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Toyota Highlander, Toyota Highlander Hybrid, model year 2017. Filed by Gulf States Toyota, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 23 August 2017. 1,121 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Gulf States Toyota, Inc. (GST) is recalling certain 2017 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid vehicles equipped with accessory roof rail cross bars. The fasteners for the roof rails may not be torqued properly. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Toyota's own number for this recall: 17R3. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V520 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The roof rails may loosen and possibly detach from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V520 Gulf States Toyota, Inc. Equipment 23 August 2017 2017-2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID The roof rails may loosen and possibly detach from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash. GST will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and properly torque the faste",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:13:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:02:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Toyota recall 17V520 (17R3): 2017 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v520/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}