2008 Volkswagen Touareg recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, "tire pressure monitoring systems." the owner's manual is missing the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) written instructions.
💥 The risk
This standard specifies performance requirements for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to warn drivers of significant under-inflation of tires and the resulting safety problems.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be sent an owner's manual insert containing the required TPMS information. The recall began on july 6, 2007. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-893-5298.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V285000
- Manufacturer recall #
- N9
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 3,100
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-893-5298
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 6, 2007
- Built
- Jan 1, 2007 – Jun 30, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Vw recall no. N9.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.