Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V329000

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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-05-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V329000

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Component
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Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
252
Reported to NHTSA
2018-05-16
Owners notified
2018-11-29

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.

Safety risk

If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles to make them fully compliant or Volkswagen will repurchase them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

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.

Scope of coverage

32 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen CC2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Volkswagen E-Golf2016 2015
Volkswagen EOS2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Volkswagen Golf2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Volkswagen GTI2013 2012 2011
Volkswagen Passat2012
Volkswagen Tiguan2017 2015 2014 2013 2012
Volkswagen Touareg2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.