NHTSA Campaign 17V662000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 17V662000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: tail lights. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V662000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V662000, NHTSA lists up to 5,509 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 4, 2017 and August 19, 2017.
The 17V662000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V662000 were scheduled from December 15, 2017, 58 days after the report.
17V662000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V662000 ranks 149 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V662000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 17V662000 was 17V400000, reported on June 26, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. The back-up lights in the taillight assemblies may not be bright enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the back-up lights are not bright enough, other drivers may not see the vehicle reversing, or the driver may back into an obstacle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected inner taillight assemblies, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 94J9.
Reported October 18, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V662000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V662000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted