# NHTSA recall 21V853000

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: 21V853000
- Manufacturer's number: 19Q4
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-11\-03
- Owners notified: 2021\-11\-23
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 1285
- Part numbers: 5QM.611.701.C

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan vehicles.  The nut that secures the brake pipe near the right\-front wheel well may be loose.


## What can happen

A loose brake pipe nut may allow brake fluid to leak, extending the distance required to stop and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the brake pipe nut, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 23, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 19Q4.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1285
- Reported remedied: 1266 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2022 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2022/recalls.md)

## 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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