Recall Details For: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 22V815000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 234561
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:22V815000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: VOLKSWAGEN
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: TIGUAN
- MODEL YEAR: 2019
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : AU:45J7,VW:45J6,45J8
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING:
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING:
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 224704
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20221118
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): MFR
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20221031
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20221031
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER: 138
DEFECT SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 30, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi?s customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.
RECALL 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.
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000124171003799717000000308
