0.96 vs. all vehicles Too few recent reports to judge
46 of the 1,267 complaints about the Volkswagen Tiguan (3.6%) concern Airbags & seat belts, making it the model's #8 problem area. That share is 1.0× the Airbags & seat belts share across all tracked vehicles.
46Complaints · Airbags & seat belts
3.6%Share of complaints
0.96×vs. all vehicles
10Last 12 months
15.2%Share involving a crash or fire
5Related recalls
Analysis
10 Airbags & seat belts complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
7 of these reports (15.2%) describe a crash or fire, with 6 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
5 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 25V854000 (2025-12-10, model year 2025).
I was driving Eastbound on I-94 at 6am pitch black dark out and looked down at my dog and veered off to the grated area of the highway and the nosie startled my dog and he jumped, hitting my arm and the front left wheel went off the road and i lost control at…
Driver fell asleep and vehicle want off the road into a ditch that led to a stone wall protecting a culvert. Vehicle hit the stone wall and was launched into the air across the driveway where it came to a rest on its right side.
Subject: Safety Concern: 2026 Tiguan Rear Seat Occupancy/Seat Belt Indicator I am writing about a safety-related limitation in the seat belt indicator on my 2026 Tiguan.
Airbags & seat belts · 2026-10-07 · ODI 11769586
The contact owns a 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V854000 (Air Bags).
Airbags & seat belts · 2026-06-15 · ODI 11744189
The contact owns a 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact received a recall notification, NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V854000 (Air Bags). The dealer was contacted, however the contact was informed that the parts were unavailable.
Airbags & seat belts · 2026-05-13 · ODI 11737534
In mid-March 2026, the airbag error light came on in my vehicle. I took the car into the dealership I leased it from for service. They were ale to replicate the issue and discovered "a fault for passenger seat belt tensioner igniter".
Airbags & seat belts · 2026-05-11 · ODI 11736961
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER Campaign 25V854000 · 2025-12-10 · Model years: 2025
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to allow occupants to sit in the front passenger seat until the remedy is complete. Dealers will repair the affected wiring harness in the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74HE. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 12, 2025.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Campaign 20V724000 · 2020-11-20 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Tiguan LWB vehicles. In the event of a crash, one or both of the front seat belt's webbing may tear.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat belts and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69BH.
SEAT BELTS Campaign 20V579000 · 2020-09-23 · Model years: 2020
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Tiguan LWB vehicles. The third row seat belt anchor bolts may not have been properly torqued.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. Owners are advised: No one should occupy the third row seat due to the safety risk. The recall began October 7, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen number for this recall is 69BA.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE Campaign 18V375000 · 2018-06-06 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan vehicles. In the event of a crash, the passenger frontal air bag may tear or not properly unfold during deployment.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69W8, and 69W9.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Campaign 18V102000 · 2018-02-09 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Tiguan Limited vehicles. The front driver air bag installed on these vehicles may not be intended for use in vehicles sold in the United States. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel and front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall began May 30, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69V2.
