Passenger car - Volkswagen Tiguan – Volkswagen
Serious risk Fire
- Product
- Passenger car - Volkswagen Tiguan
- Brand
- Volkswagen (223 alerts)
- Type / model
- 2.L TDI
- Description
- VW Tiguan Production period: 11 July 2007 to 10 February 2008 Chassis number: - WVG ___ 5N _ 8 W 000002 – 026941;- WVW ___ 5N _ 8 W 000014 - 000094.
- Risk
- The product poses a risk of fire because: - the earth cable has not always been correctly tightened on the connection of the electric heating element; - the contact resistance on the earth connection of the heating element for the additional air heater can get too high. This can lead to a high heat development in the connection area of this cable and to scorching damage and in the most unfavourable case to a vehicle fire.
- Measures
- Voluntary recall from consumers by the manufacturer
- Notifying country
- Ireland
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Alert type
- Consumer
This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.
Other alerts for Volkswagen
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “Caddy, Golf Sportsvan, Golf Variant 7, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace, Touran” 23 Octweek 42 report, 2026 Injuries Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “ID.Polo” 23 Octweek 42 report, 2026 Injuries Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “ID.3” 7 Augweek 31 report, 2026 Injuries Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car / Passenger van – Volkswagen “ID. BUZZ, ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.BUZZ CARGO” 3 Aprweek 13 report, 2026 Fire Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “T-ROC” 20 Marweek 11 report, 2026 Injuries Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “Amarok” 6 Febweek 5 report, 2026 Injuries Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “ID. BUZZ, ID.BUZZ Cargo, ID.3, ID.7” 6 Febweek 5 report, 2026 Fire Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle – Volkswagen “T7 Transporter” 19 Decweek 51 report, 2025 Injuries Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “Touareg” 21 Novweek 47 report, 2025 Fire Serious risk
- Motor vehicles · Germany Passenger car – Volkswagen “ID.3” 7 Novweek 45 report, 2025 Injuries Serious risk