NHTSA recall 18V102000
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 | 18V102000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69V2 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-02-09 |
| Owners notified | 2018-05-30 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 3768 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2019-10-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3768 |
| Reported remedied | 3301 (87%) |
| Reported unreachable | 23 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
In the event of a crash, the incorrect air bags may not protect the driver as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
The 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.
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.
| 2017 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | Built 2017-05-24 to 2018-01-16. |
|---|---|
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | Built 2017-05-24 to 2018-01-16. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V6919012010479_17 | 2026-07-07. Service bulletin. Inquiries |
|---|---|
| DC_VW_CF_Airbag | 2026-04-06. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles. |
| VOS 25 18 | 2025-03-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This hotfix is for multiple vehicles for airbag module programming issues. |
| V691901201047915 | 2023-03-06. Service bulletin. VW contact when reporting a Airbag or Pyrotechnic safety belt deployment. Update to model year applicability. |
| Airbag | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. Airbag Issues. |
| V001809-2053065 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction. |
| V001808-2053065 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction. |
| TT 69 18 02 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. Diagnostic direction and TSB reference for water intrusion. |
| TT 69 18 02 | 2019-06-12. Service bulletin. Diagnostic direction and TSB reference for water intrusion. |
| VIN4APIN20190516 | 2019-06-07. Service bulletin. Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 MIL-on P0456 Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front window regulator(s) exhibiting noise, shutter, binding, or is inoperative. Customer states AC inoperative Customer states front windshield is distorted/warped Customer states "door warning light" on dash and/or locks, mirrors or window functions inoperative Customer states horn is inoperative or does not sound correct Customer states airbag light on |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.