NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls
The 2006 Volkswagen Touareg has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Volkswagen Touareg, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2006 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 2004–2005, 2007 Touareg
2006 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on October 31, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (24%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the power train (14%).
The 2006 Volkswagen Touareg's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2006 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 68,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Electrical System7
- Power Train5
- Air Bags4
- Exterior Lighting4
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 6. 22% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 37 complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Touareg by model year
Other 2006 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 31, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted