NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls
The 2004 Volkswagen Touareg has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 231
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 17V583000
- Reported
- September 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 73,941
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Touareg
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 04V592000
- Reported
- December 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,483
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Touareg
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 04V233000
- Reported
- May 19, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,269
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 03V266000
- Reported
- July 25, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 670
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
2004 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year
NHTSA has received 231 owner complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on November 9, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the power train (22%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the tires (16%).
1 of the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (163 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train50
- Electrical System49
- Tires36
- Air Bags27
- Fuel/Propulsion System23
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 48 | |
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 17 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 48. 56% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg drew 8.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Touareg year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Volkswagen Touareg years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 231 complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Touareg by model year
Other 2004 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: November 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted