Model year record

2017 Volkswagen Touareg

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 34 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V321000

Unknown or other

Component: Unknown or other
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected: 46
Reported to NHTSA: 2021-05-05
Owners notified: 2021-05-20

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

Safety risk

Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Engine	19	12,346 mi
Unknown or other	6	21,000 mi
Electrical system	1	6,900 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control	1	—
Forward collision avoidance: warnings	1	—
Power train	1	—
Seats	1	—
Service brakes	1	—
Steering	1	10,670 mi
Suspension	1	10,670 mi
Wheels	1	10,670 mi

The 2016 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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.