Recently, Volkswagen issued a statement saying that it will recall more than 6,500 Volkswagen Tiguan SUVs, and the reason for the recall is that the rear spoiler of these vehicles may be at risk of falling off, which will threaten the safety of vehicles or pedestrians behind.
Volkswagen Tiguan
According to Volkswagen, from November 2021, it noticed an upward trend in warranty claims for spoilers and began to find out the cause of the problem. As of March 30, the brand decided to recall 6,553 vehicles, all of which were produced between 2018 and 2021. Volkswagen said that although losing the spoiler will not degrade the performance of the vehicle. But the emergence of this situation does pose a safety threat to other people on the road, who may be hit by the spoiler that has fallen off after leaving the vehicle.
Volkswagen Tiguan
Considering Tiguan's huge sales volume, the number of only 6553 units seems to be a bit small. In response to this question, Volkswagen also made an explanation, because the spoiler is not the standard option of the vehicle factory, but an optional accessory, so the recall base involved is much smaller. In addition, Volkswagen has stopped installing this configuration since discovering this safety hazard, so there are not too many trees involved in the problem vehicles. According to the data provided by Volkswagen, since December 2021, Volkswagen has not received any claims related to spoiler problems.
According to Volkswagen, the affected vehicles will be replaced with spoilers free of charge. It is reported that the recalled parts are the same in appearance as the new parts, but the new spoilers are still distinguished from the meta spoilers because they are installed with the correct installation instructions.