2025 Volkswagen Tiguan

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 25V854000 2025-12-10

  Recall 25V854000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

  Recorded model years: 2025

• 25V526000 2025-08-13

  Recall 25V526000

  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.

  Recorded model years: 2025

A further 37 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11035766 2026-07-21

  V9126052082802_1

  The sporadic event entries “U112200 data bus, implausible message (with symptom 1842, 1884 and 1885) ” under diagnostic address (0013_ indicates that the view of the front camera for driver assist systems diagnostic address (00A5) is/was temporarily restricted.

  Recorded model years: 2025

• 11035763 2026-07-20

  V9123042071790_3

  MIB3 Recovery Solution

  Recorded model years: 2025

• 11035772 2026-07-15

  VOS-26-42

  This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery test(s) – No battery diagnosis - Inconclusive test result.

  Recorded model years: 2025

Showing 3 of 120 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 2,434 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Volkswagen Tiguan page

A further 6 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2025679 2025-12-10

  Transport Canada recall 2025679

  Issue: On certain vehicles, the wiring for the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may not have been manufactured properly. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: This problem would cause an error message to display on the instrument panel and a warning chime to sound. The airbag indicator…

  Recorded model years: 2025

• 2025066 2025-02-12

  Transport Canada recall 2025066

  Issue: On certain vehicles, a problem with the camera control unit could cause the rearview camera image not to display after shifting into reverse or after activating the parking assistance function. Canadian regulations require the rearview image to display when the transmission is shifted into reverse. Safety Risk: A rearview camera image that doesn't display could reduce a driver's ability…

  Recorded model years: 2025

A further 32 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

46 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Driver-assistance systems16 (18.8%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2024.
• Electrical system14 (16.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2009–2019.
• Engine9 (10.6%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2018.
• Fuel system6 (7.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2014.
• Air bags (restraint system)5 (5.9%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 2010–2025.
• Brakes5 (5.9%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2022.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)4 (4.7%)
• Suspension3 (3.5%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2018–2022.

Other / uncategorized: 12 classifications (14.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 2,247 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.