2025 Volkswagen Tiguan recall: Front Passenger Air Bag May Not Deploy
Report received by NHTSA: Dec. 10, 2025.
Built by the Tribune's code from NHTSA's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What's recalled
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.
- The risk
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- Who's affected
3,138 vehicles potentially affected, according to NHTSA. Models: 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan.
- Compared with
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has 15 NHTSA recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 26 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
28 earlier NHTSA recalls for these models since Nov. 1, 2016; the 5 most recent:
- Aug. 13, 2025 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan recall: Loss of Vehicle Control from Loose Tie Rod Bolt (agency record)
- Feb. 12, 2025 2022-2024 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2024-2025 Audi Q3, 2023 Volkswagen Arteon recall: Rearview Camera Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111 (agency record)
- Oct. 31, 2022 2019-2021 Volkswagen Atlas, 2019-2020 Audi A3, 2020-2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and 8 more models recall: Tire Pressure Loss Not Detected/FMVSS 138 (agency record)
- July 20, 2022 2021-2022 Volkswagen Atlas, 2021-2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, 2021-2022 Volkswagen Jetta and 5 more models recall: Rearview Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111 (agency record)
- April 6, 2022 2018-2022 Volkswagen Tiguan recall: Insufficiently Attached Spoiler May Separate (agency record)
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
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.
NHTSA's record, word for word
- Check it yourself
NHTSA's VIN lookup shows whether a specific vehicle has an open recall.
Models in this recall
- Volkswagen Tiguan 2025
The record as NHTSA published it
| NHTSA recall number | 25V854000 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Recall type | Vehicle |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Report received by NHTSA | Dec. 10, 2025 |
| Potentially affected | 3,138 vehicles |
| Manufacturer's recall number | 74HE |
| “Do not drive” warning | No |
| Fire risk when parked (“park outside”) | No |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall records (public domain). NHTSA's record