18V324000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
A loose or improperly tightened ball joint nut can result in the separation of the lower ball joint causing steering, traction or other stability issues, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
13 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 2 defect investigations, 446 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns13
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints446
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 13
22V226000
STRUCTURE:BODY
An insufficiently attached spoiler may separate from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
21V732000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
The incorrect roof reinforcement may decrease the roof's structural integrity or impact deployment of the side curtain air bags, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
20V724000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
A torn seat belt may not adequately restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
19V679000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
19V188000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 77ENGINE
- 50UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 48POWER TRAIN
- 42ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 38FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 38STRUCTURE:BODY
- 21VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 19SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUANs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.