Campaign 22V-176

Second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available

Defect summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan, Taos, and 2021 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. The left or right rear suspension knuckles may corrode, crack, and break.

Consequence

A broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace one or both rear suspension knuckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 13, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42L8.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V176000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about suspension on these vehicles: 5, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-176
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Volkswagen	Taos	2022	3
Volkswagen	Tiguan	2021 to 2022	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

24 service bulletins on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-428 Jun 27, 2025
Retaining ring on top of the suspension strut may come loose, resulting in a dislodged strut and air loss from the strut spring
23V-437 Jun 21, 2023
Strut mount may be deformed, loosening the bolted connections to the suspension strut mounting
22V-927 Dec 14, 2022
Retaining ring on top of the suspension strut may come loose, resulting air loss from the strut spring
22V-807 Oct 26, 2022
Driver-side rear trailing arm bolts may not have been tightened properly, allowing them to loosen and fall out
22V-034 Jan 26, 2022
Rear axle alignment may not have been inspected after the repairs for Recall 21V-295 (42L1) were performed
21V-935 Dec 1, 2021
Retaining ring on the air suspension struts may come loose