Volkswagen recall: Tires
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toureg vehicles manufactured July 7, 2015 to March 3, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be improperly calibrated and, as a result, the TPMS may fail to warn the driver that the tire pressure is low. Additionally, the tire pressures printed on the Safety Certification labels are incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
What could happen
If the vehicle is driven on underinflated tires, the tires may fail suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will correct the TPMS settings and replace the safety certification label, free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2016. Volkwagen's number for this recall is 44M9.
Vehicles covered
- Volkswagen Touareg 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V243000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 26, 2016
- Owners notified
- May 13, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 366
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jul 7, 2015 to Mar 3, 2016
- Part
- Tires › Pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Maker's own recall number
- 44M9
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 138
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 5, 2021
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 16, 2018
- Volkswagen recall: Fuel system, gasoline Sep 20, 2017
- Volkswagen recall: Fuel system, gasoline Mar 8, 2017
- Volkswagen recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Mar 24, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.