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Volkswagen third row seat belt anchor bolts may not have been properly torqued.

NHTSA campaign 20V-579 · Reported September 23, 2020 · 6 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Tiguan
VEHICLES AFFECTED
6
REMEDY
Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the seat belts rear/other. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The third row seat belt anchor bolts may not have been properly torqued.

WHY IT MATTERS

Improperly torqued bolts may prevent the third row seat belt from performing as designed in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.

WHAT TO DO

Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-579.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2020Volkswagen Tiguan

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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