2005 Volkswagen Touareg defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE06022 · opened Jun 19, 2006 · closed Oct 30, 2006

  My 2004-05 (to 11/2004) touareg vehicles have a potentially faulty/loose side air bag wiring connector that can cause the wiring circuit resistance to exceed the design limit and illuminate the supplemental restraint system (srs) air bag light.on 02/2005, vw issued a technical service bulletin (tsb #69-05-02) to addres…

• EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05042 · opened Aug 11, 2005 · closed Dec 21, 2005

  Vw issued a technical service bulletin (tsb) dated june 10, 2005, describing a condition of exterior door handle sticks in the opened position after the door is opened.vw described the cause of the problem to be a potential for increased friction between the door handle and the lock cylinder housing . . . Because some …