NHTSA recall 18V467000
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 | 18V467000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 60D1 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-07-13 |
| Owners notified | 2018-08-07 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 45457 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 45457 |
| Reported remedied | 41805 (91%) |
| Reported unreachable | 59 |
| Reported removed | 3 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, 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 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles. The LED module for the panoramic sunroof ambient light bar may short circuit.
What can happen
A short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the power supply for the panoramic sunroof LED module, free of charge, until a future service action can safely reactivate the feature. The recall began July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall 60D1.
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.
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | Built 2016-12-08 to 2018-07-07. |
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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
| DC 60E260E5_EXP2 | 2024-04-04. Service bulletin. In some sunroof-equipped vehicles, the front sunroof drains can become blocked with moist debris. If this happens, water could leak into the passenger compartment. Expiration date announcement |
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| DC 60E2_60E5_EXP | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. In some sunroof-equipped vehicles, the front sunroof drains can become blocked with moist debris. If this happens, water could leak into the passenger compartment. Updated expiration date. |
| Circ_60E5_EXP | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. In some sunroof-equipped vehicles, the front sunroof drains can become blocked with moist debris. If this happens, water could leak into the passenger compartment. Updated expiration date. |
| VWP-23-06_V2 | 2023-10-05. Service bulletin. This Document informs dealers on the Sunroof Class Action Limited Warranty Extension revision. Revised to include info on how to proceed with vehicles not applicable to the 60E2/60E5. |
| SunroofFAQ_V2 | 2023-10-05. Service bulletin. This Document informs dealers on the Sunroof Class Action Limited Warranty Extension FAQ for commonly asked questions. Revised to include info on how to proceed with vehicles not applicable to the 60E2/60E5. |
| SunroofFAQ | 2023-09-01. Service bulletin. This Document informs dealers on the Sunroof Class Action Limited Warranty Extension FAQ for commonly asked questions |
| VWP-23-06 | 2023-09-01. Service bulletin. This Document informs dealers on the Sunroof Class Action Limited Warranty Extension |
| Circular60e5rev2 | 2023-09-01. Service bulletin. Reopening this service action for unrepaired vehicles in order to support a class action settlement. |
| V6019042054353_5 | 2022-01-06. Service bulletin. Sunroof water leak update to remove discontinued primer. |
| V6019042054353_4 | 2021-12-07. Service bulletin. Sunroof water leak update to include additional model year applicability. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.