2009 Volkswagen Tiguan defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Partial Loss of Exterior Lights
  Preliminary Evaluation PE13036 · opened Nov 4, 2013 · closed Feb 28, 2014 · led to recall 13V569000

  Volkswagen Group of America (VW) is conducting a safety recall of approximately 62,155 model year (MY) 2009-2011 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles to address a partial loss of the exterior lighting (see NHTSA recall 13V-569 for more information).These vehicles' exterior lighting system is protected by two separate fuses conta…