NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls
The 2005 Volkswagen Touareg has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 75
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2005 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 2004, 2006–2007 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 2004 Touareg
2005 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year
NHTSA has received 75 owner complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on April 28, 2026. Owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (21%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the power train (13%).
None of the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg's 2 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2005 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (58 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System16
- Electrical System14
- Power Train10
- Tires9
- Air Bags8
- Seat Belts7
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 12. 32% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Touareg year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 75 complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Touareg by model year
Other 2005 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: April 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted