# NHTSA recall 22V226000

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: 22V226000
- Manufacturer's number: 66N5
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-04\-06
- Owners notified: 2022\-06\-03
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
- Units potentially affected: 6553
- Part numbers: 5NA\-071\-644\-\-C9A and 5NA\-071\-644\-\-C9X

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan and 2018\-2021 Tiguan long wheel base \(LWB\) vehicles.  Due to incorrect installation instructions, the accessory rear hatch spoiler may be insufficiently attached to the vehicle.


## What can happen

An insufficiently attached spoiler may separate from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the spoiler, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 66N5.


## 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: 6553
- Reported remedied: 5145 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 11
- 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

- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2020/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.

- [V0019012040590\_14](/bulletins/11014947.md), 2025-03-05, Service bulletin
- [V5515032021354\_8](/bulletins/11010024.md), 2024-11-06, Service bulletin
- [TT 00\-24\-01](/bulletins/11008846.md), 2024-10-09, Other
- [VIN4APIN20240327](/bulletins/10252464.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [DC 60E260E5\_EXP2](/bulletins/10252087.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20240318](/bulletins/10252035.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20240311](/bulletins/10251676.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [Closure 66L4](/bulletins/10247531.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20230731](/bulletins/10240133.md), 2023-08-04, Service bulletin
- [V4016012043146\_2](/bulletins/10232117.md), 2023-03-06, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V226000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V226000)

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