NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls
The 2011 Volkswagen Touareg has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 16
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 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 2011 Volkswagen Touareg
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 Touareg, 7 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 16V170000
- Reported
- March 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46,574
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016 Touareg
2011 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year
NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on November 4, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the engine (25%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (25%) and the steering (19%).
None of the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 39,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Steering3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Fuel System, Diesel2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 4. 56% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 16 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Touareg by model year
Other 2011 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: November 4, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted