# NHTSA recall 17V662000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V662000
- Manufacturer's number: 94J9
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-10\-18
- Owners notified: 2017\-12\-15
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 5509

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan long wheel base \(LWB\) vehicles.  The back\-up lights in the taillight assemblies may not be bright enough.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

If the back\-up lights are not bright enough, other drivers may not see the vehicle reversing, or the driver may back into an obstacle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected inner taillight assemblies, free of charge.  The recall began December 15, 2017.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 94J9.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5509
- Reported remedied: 5210 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-04 to 2017\-08\-19.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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