# NHTSA recall 18V262000

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: 18V262000
- Manufacturer's number: 42i7
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-04\-25
- Owners notified: 2018\-05\-30
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
- Units potentially affected: 7430

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan long wheelbase \(LWB\) vehicles.  A lower loop of a rear shock absorber may separate from its base due to an incorrect welding process


## What can happen

If the lower loop of the rear shock absorber detaches, there may be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear shock absorbers, replacing them as necessary, 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 42i7.


## 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 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7430
- Reported remedied: 7116 \(95%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-01\-15 to 2018\-03\-10.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [VIN 4 A PIN\-2018](/bulletins/10149872.md), 2018-12-03, 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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