Prior to a stop-sale being issued, the Grand Highlander and TX were selling well in the US. In August, Toyota had to buy back 11 Grand Highlanders and TX models. Toyota has developed a fix for the Grand Highlander and Lexus TX that will allow it to end a stop-sale after the pair of SUVs failed an NHTSA audit in May because of defective side-curtain shield airbags.

These three-row crossovers are made for families, so the issue was critical. Thankfully, there's now a solution.

A costly and disruptive stop-sale to Toyota's large three-row crossovers is expected to end in late October after Toyota determined that modified side-curtain airbags will bring the vehicles back into compliance.

Toyota is grappling with the fallout from a significant airbag recall that has halted sales of two of its most popular three-row crossovers,