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Year · Make · Model

2015 Volkswagen Tiguan

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
62
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
729
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

62 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    25
  • Electrical System
    23
  • Unknown OR Other
    15
  • Steering
    9
  • Engine
    9
  • Service Brakes
    6
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL Cassette
    3

Recalls

4 campaigns
19V535000·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2019-07-17

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.

RiskDeactivated air bags increases the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.

FixVolkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.

18V329000·UNKNOWN OR OTHER2018-05-16

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.

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

FixVolkswagen 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.

16V045000·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2016-01-28

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 15, 2015, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 Audi Q5 vehicles manufactured January 13, 2015, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with driver and front seat passenger seat-mounted air bag inflators that may rupture in the event of a crash.

RiskIn the event of a crash necessitating deployment of a seat-mounted air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

FixVolkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began July 7, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69M1 (for Audi) and 69L9 (for VW).

15V311000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2015-05-26

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 22, 2015, to March 20, 2015. These vehicles may be equipped with Certification labels that are missing the required tire pressure information and they may state incorrect weight and loading information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

RiskIf the labels have incorrect weight and loading information, the operator may overload the vehicle which could cause vehicle instability, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixVolkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will correct the information on the certification label, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01A5.

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