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2017 Volkswagen Tiguan recalls

NHTSA's September 21, 2026 snapshot lists 4 safety recall campaigns for the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan, spanning 3 component groups. A model match does not confirm that a specific VIN is included.

Official source: NHTSA recall campaign file · Snapshot September 21, 2026

Distinct campaigns4not VIN-specific
Component groups3distinct top-level categories
Latest recordMay 5, 2021report received
VIN resultNot checkeduse official lookup

01 / OFFICIAL CAMPAIGNS

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan recall campaigns

The 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan report contains 4 distinct NHTSA campaigns; the most recently received record is campaign 21V321000 dated May 5, 2021.
CAMPAIGN

NHTSA 21V321000

Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Report received
May 5, 2021
Potential units
46campaign-wide
Defect and consequence

Defect: 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.

Why it matters: Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.

Remedy

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.

Owner notification: May 20, 2021 · Filing manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Report received
May 16, 2018
Potential units
252campaign-wide
Defect and consequence

Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.

Why it matters: If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles to make them fully compliant or Volkswagen will repurchase them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

Owner notification: November 29, 2018 · Filing manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

CAMPAIGN

NHTSA 18V102000

Component
AIR BAGS
Report received
February 9, 2018
Potential units
3,768campaign-wide
Defect and consequence

Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Tiguan Limited vehicles. The front driver air bag installed on these vehicles may not be intended for use in vehicles sold in the United States. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection.".

Why it matters: In the event of a crash, the incorrect air bags may not protect the driver as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel and front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall began May 30, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69V2.

Owner notification: May 30, 2018 · Filing manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

CAMPAIGN

NHTSA 16V955000

Component
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
Report received
December 29, 2016
Potential units
5,947campaign-wide
Defect and consequence

Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.

Why it matters: In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

Owner notification: February 28, 2017 · Filing manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

02 / COMPONENT BREADTH

What defects are listed for the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan?

The most frequent component groups in 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan campaign records are Air Bags (2), Unknown Or Other (2), Seat Belts (1); these counts describe filed campaigns rather than observed failure rates.
Air Bags2
Unknown Or Other2
Seat Belts1