{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"20V579000","date":"2020-09-23","owner_notified":"2020-10-07","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"SEAT BELTS; SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Tiguan LWB vehicles.  The third row seat belt anchor bolts may not have been properly torqued.","consequence":"Improperly torqued bolts may prevent the third row seat belt from performing as designed in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. Owners are advised: No one should occupy the third row seat due to the safety risk. The recall began October 7, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen number for this recall is 69BA.","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.","mfr_campaign":"69BA","part_number":null,"units":6,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":3,"period_from":"2024-4","period_to":"2025-3","submitted":"2025-10-29","involved":6,"remedied":4,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":66,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2020,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"TIGUAN","vehicle_id":"2020_volkswagen_tiguan","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/20V579000"}