Volkswagen recall: Air bags
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Volkswagen Tiguan 2025
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 25V854000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 10, 2025
- Owners notified
- Apr 15, 2026
- Vehicles or items affected
- 3,138
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 24, 2025 to May 12, 2025
- Part
- Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification › Front passenger
- Maker's own recall number
- 74HE
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Steering Sep 11, 2026
- Volkswagen recall: Electrical system Sep 10, 2026
- Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention May 20, 2026
- Volkswagen recall: Steering Aug 13, 2025
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention Feb 12, 2025
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Tires Oct 31, 2022
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.