# NHTSA recall 22V176000

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: 22V176000
- Manufacturer's number: 42L8
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-03\-23
- Owners notified: 2022\-06\-13
- Component: SUSPENSION
- Units potentially affected: 10119
- Part numbers: "5QN 505 435A/436A for Tiguan and5QM 505 435C/436C for Taos

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan, Taos, and 2021 Tiguan long wheel base \(LWB\) vehicles.  A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available.  The left or right rear suspension knuckles may corrode, crack, and break.


## What can happen

A broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace one or both rear suspension knuckles, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 13, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42L8.


## 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 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 10119
- Reported remedied: 9779 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 12
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2022 VOLKSWAGEN TAOS](/makes/volkswagen/taos/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SM 04\-2026](/bulletins/11029306.md), 2026-03-03, Other
- [V4418012043620\_9](/bulletins/11027256.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin
- [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin
- [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220222](/bulletins/10208292.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220209](/bulletins/10208291.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220131](/bulletins/10206959.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220126](/bulletins/10206956.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220124](/bulletins/10206951.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20211215](/bulletins/10205524.md), 2022-01-06, 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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