# NHTSA recall 25V526000

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: 25V526000
- Manufacturer's number: 42E7
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2025\-08\-13
- Owners notified: 2025\-09\-05
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 15
- Part numbers: N.912.531.01

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. A tie rod bolt on the rear axle assembly may be loose, which can lead to a loss of vehicle control.


## What can happen

A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the affected tie rod bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 800\-893\-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42E7.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 15
- Reported remedied: 12 \(80%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2025 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-04\-17 to 2025\-05\-28.

## 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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