2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Volkswagen Touareg. Owners have filed 44 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 2016 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 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Volkswagen Touareg, reporting 3 injuries. Volkswagen has issued at least 601 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.
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Owners have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Volkswagen Touareg. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 17 DEGREES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND, LIKE A GUNSHOT AND IMMEDIATELY GLASS FELL ON OUR HEADS. THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11396521
“The car will stop (while driving) for no apparent reason. "Phantom Braking". This is without any known objects/people approaching our vehicle. It's a part of the electronic automatic braking system but obviously it is not programmed correctly. It is DANGEROUS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11699303
“My lane assist camera is not functioning and Volkswagen is telling me the part is now obsolete and can't be repaired. It is part #7p6907217bxz1y.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11681082
“UNKNOWN- simply picking up my kids and various alerts came on the dashboard including the ABS brakes error, Parking brake error, and others that I am not sure of. I just bought this suv on Friday from DCH Acura of Montclair, NJ/ Lithia Motors in Verona, NJ [XXX].”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11662004
“Vehicle manufacture (Volkswagon) has quit supplying/manufacturing a safety guidence parts for my auto. 7P6-907-217-BX-Z1Y Collision Avoidance Camera NOT AVAILABLE i would like my anti Self collision guidance repaired, but no parts for my 8-9 year old car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11640977
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 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.