# NHTSA recall 18V159000

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: 18V159000
- Manufacturer's number: 10F7
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-03\-08
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-26
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 4

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018 Tiguan long wheel base \(LWB\) vehicles.  The engine support bolts on these vehicles may not have been properly tightened.


## What can happen

If the engine support bolts were not properly tightened, an unexpected engine breakdown or loss of engine power may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace engine support bolts, free of charge.  The recall began March 26, 2018.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 10F7.


## 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 5, for 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4
- Reported remedied: 4 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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\-05\-08 to 2017\-05\-24.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-26\-21](/bulletins/11030847.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin
- [SM 57\-2025](/bulletins/11026170.md), 2025-12-05, Other
- [WLA\-25\-11](/bulletins/11025452.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1917012022548\_15](/bulletins/11025437.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_23](/bulletins/11025436.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin

## 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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