NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls
The 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 168
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 14V441000
- Reported
- July 21, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,389
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 Tiguan
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 13V569000
- Reported
- November 22, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,155
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Tiguan
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 08V235000
- Reported
- May 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,579
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 168 owner complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the power train (12%).
1 of the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan owners gave the mileage (149 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine80
- Electrical System40
- Power Train20
- Exterior Lighting15
- Steering15
- Fuel/Propulsion System11
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 23 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 23. 17% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Tiguan year in the same window: 7th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 168 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Tiguan by model year
Other 2009 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted