Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan has 14 NHTSA airbags complaints and 2 airbags-related recalls.
14
Complaints
2
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V535000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may h...
16V045000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 15, 2015, to Janua...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Car was recently repaired from a deer related accident. Within a week of getting car back I heard a... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | AIR BAGS | My 2015 VW Tiguan has a broken clock spring. The clock spring functions to control the airbag deploy... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The airbag clock spring on my 2015 Tiguan broke in June. The car has a warranty extension for this ... |
| May 10, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light comes on. There has been no accident to cause this |
| Apr 26, 2022 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The clock spring went out on my car. This is a known defect at VW. My horn and airbags do not work n... |
| Feb 21, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag error light has been on since February 2022, clockspring malfunctioned and is covered under w... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Broken clock spring affecting all collision safety systems such as airbag deployment and collision a... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the horn was inoperable. The ai... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | AIR BAGS | daughter bought this car awhile ago...already she s having problem with the air bag(1300.00)to fix a... |
| Jun 13, 2021 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | My vehicle is experiencing multiple issues and I’m certain it has been hacked. All began happening a... |
| Nov 2, 2019 | AIR BAGS | MY CAR ACCIDENTALLY REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YE... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | AIR BAGS | MY AIR BAG ERROR LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 138,000 MILES WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION, IN THE MIDDLE OF M... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR STATIONARY, ATTEMPT MADE TO TURN ON 2015 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, ON THE DASHBOARD, THE TERM "ERROR: A... |
| Aug 5, 2018 | AIR BAGS | VOLKSWAGEN HAS A RECALL FOR MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2011- 2014 TIGUAN DUE TO FAULTY CLO... |