Recall Details For: 2017 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 21V321000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 206626
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:21V321000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: VOLKSWAGEN
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: TIGUAN
- MODEL YEAR: 2017
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 01F1
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 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: 46
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20210520
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): MFR
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20210505
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20210506
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.
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: 000110251004228585000000365
