The defect
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.
The risk
If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen CC | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Volkswagen e-Golf | 2015, 2016 |
| Volkswagen Eos | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2012 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| Volkswagen Touareg | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.