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2007 Volkswagen Touareg: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2007 Volkswagen Touareg. The newest campaign is 17V583000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Sep 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 17V583000, in the NHTSA record

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel filter flange for cracks, replacing the flange if cracks are found. If no cracks are found, a protective cover will be installed onto the filter flange. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20Ai.
NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 109,265 units in total.

  1. 17V583000Received . 73,941 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2004-2007 Touareg vehicles. These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel filter flange that may crack, allowing fuel to leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel filter flange for cracks, replacing the flange if cracks are found. If no cracks are found, a protective cover will be installed onto the filter flange. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20Ai.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 20Ai. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V151000Received . 20,908 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Touareg vehicles. The fuel filter flange may crack and allow fuel to leak out.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fuel filter flange if cracks are found. A protective cover will be applied to the fuel filter to prevent oxidization cracks from forming. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began August 3, 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for the recall is 20Z4.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 20Z4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 09V248000Received . 14,416 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen is recalling 14,416 my 2007-2009 touareg vehicles. The fastening struts on the roof edge spoiler can crack, causing the spoiler to become loose and possibly detach from the vehicle without warning, even though initially the spoiler may feel secure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this happens, the spoiler could cause injury by striking persons outside the vehicle or could become an obstacle to other drivers, possibly resulting in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install reinforcement wedges to the roof edge spoiler free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during august 2009. Owner may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

    Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 66D6/S5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

9 complaints, 9 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2007 Volkswagen Touareg: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine3
Fuel/Propulsion System2
Visibility1
Power Train1
Seat Belts1
Service Brakes1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
12
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
22 Feb 2023

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Touareg, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2017, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20044
  2. 20052
  3. 20061
  4. 20073
  5. 20084
  6. 20092
  7. 20101
  8. 20112
  9. 20122
  10. 20132
  11. 20142
  12. 20152
  13. 20162
  14. 20171

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2007 Volkswagen Touareg: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/touareg/2007/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2007 Volkswagen Touareg?
109,265 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Touareg have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Touareg, model years 2004 to 2017. 3 of them name the 2007 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Touareg name most often?
Engine: 3 of 9 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Volkswagen Touareg open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.