3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Volkswagen dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Volkswagen Touareg. Check your Touareg by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg, reporting 1 crashes. Volkswagen has issued at least 982 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Volkswagen Touareg owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“2013 TDI -HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. HAVE NEVER PUT GASOLINE IN THE TANK. VW HAS REJECTED COST OF REPAIRS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11040499
“So there's a campaign to add a bracket to one of the catalytic converters. That's great except I never knew about it and the thing they added the bracket to prevent happened to me. The exhaust pipe from the catalytic separated from the flange connecting to the manifold.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11562529
“The sunroof glass of the car spontaneously exploded while driving on the interstate. No rock or object ever hit the glass, and it exploded, sending glass and debris all over myself and my passenger while driving 70mph. The noise was deafening and caused me to swerve as I was so shocked.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11461600
“MY SUNROOF IS NOT DRAINING PROPERLY, WATER IS ACCUMULATING IN MY SPARE TIRE WELL IN MY TRUNK WHENEVER IT RAINS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11404744
“THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT APPEARS TO BE BUCKLED, BUT RELEASES UNDER LOAD. WHEN INSERTING THE END INTO THE BUCKLE IT CLICKS AND LOOKS AND FEELS BUCKLED, BUT WHEN LOADED RELEASES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS AND RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11271256
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Volkswagen Touareg is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Volkswagen dealer.