Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan has 23 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
23
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Tiguan Limited vehicles. The front driver air bag installed on these ve...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | AIR BAGS | During a collision in which my vehicle was struck by another driver, the airbag warning light activa... |
| Aug 9, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Turning on the car I got a notification on my dash that says error airbag with the light icon. |
| May 31, 2025 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle after a... |
| Jan 26, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | My [XXX] daughter was a front seat passenger in her friend‘s car the 2017 Tiguan when the driver sw... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The clock spring is broken on the 2017 Tiguan 4 motion @ 67,017 miles. The airbag light immediately ... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light went on at 56k miles. VW service told us it was a faulty airbag. I paid 2k to have pass... |
| Jun 18, 2023 | AIR BAGS | 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan airbag Clockspring has failed. Safety impact: airbags will fail to deploy i... |
| Sep 8, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The clock spring failed in my steering wheel. There is no active horn or airbag for the drivers side... |
| May 24, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Approximately three weeks ago I began to hear a clicking sound in the steering wheel when turning in... |
| May 8, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Approximately three months ago I was in my 2017 Tiguan, headed to have brunch with some close friend... |
| Apr 20, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Volkswagen has a national shortage on clock springs and they are going out left and right on everyon... |
| Apr 12, 2022 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Hello,for three months I’m driving a car without a horn and air bag. The dealer claims that he’s wa... |
| Feb 15, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Received an airbag error. After bringing it to the dealer they determined it was the clockspring tha... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact's daughter owns a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while his daughter was driv... |
| Dec 28, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Failed clock spring rendering driver's side airbag and horn inoperable. Car has been in for service... |
| Dec 17, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The airbag and horn do not work on my car. I took it to the dealership and they did nothing. I have ... |
| Dec 13, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light on the dash board randomly came on and has not gone off. All the controls on the st... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Airbag and horn do not work and dealership said it needs a new clockspring. There was a recall on c... |
| May 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS GONE OFF FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW. THERE IS NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE OFF BECAUSE ... |
| Apr 12, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS NOT LISTED ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST. HAS THERE B... |