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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls

The 2017 Volkswagen Touareg has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2017 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 2017 Volkswagen Touareg

Unknown or other

Campaign
21V321000
Reported
May 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 46
Risk NHTSA names
crash, fire and injury
Same campaign
also 7 other models

21V321000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on January 1, 2024.

In complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the engine (79%), followed by the electrical system (4%) and the forward collision avoidance (4%).

The 2017 Volkswagen Touareg's only recall does not concern the engine.

Where 2017 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 12,346 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine19
  • Unknown Or Other6
  • Electrical System1
  • Forward Collision Avoidance1
  • Power Train1
  • Seats1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20186
20196
20204
20212
20222
20233
20241

Complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 6. 67% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Touareg year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.

Volkswagen Touareg years to avoid →

The 24 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Touareg by model year

Other 2017 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: January 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted