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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2014 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls

The 2014 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 2014 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
27

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2014 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 2014 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 2011–2013, 2015 Touareg, 7 other models

18V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2011–2013, 2015–2016 Touareg

16V170000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2014 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year

NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on January 24, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the steering (30%), followed by the engine (22%) and the electrical system (11%).

None of the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg's 2 recalls concerns the steering.

Where 2014 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 32,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering8
  • Engine6
  • Electrical System3
  • Suspension3
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Air Bags2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20143
20154
20165
20172
20183
20192
20202
20214
20221
20241

Complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 5. 52% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Touareg year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2014 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Touareg years.

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The 27 complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Touareg by model year

Other 2014 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: January 24, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted