Vehicle recall R/2008/097

Volkswagen Tiguan recall: Fire may occur

DVSA recall R/2008/097 names the Volkswagen Tiguan. It was launched 16 July 2008. It covers vehicles built 11 July 2007 to 10 February 2008.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2008/097
Launched: 16 July 2008
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 87B5
Vehicles: 1,452 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The earth terminal of the additional air heater may not be correctly attached. This can lead to overheating of the connection and in the most unfavourable case to a vehicle fire.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to modify the attachment of the earth cable on the heating element of the additional air heater.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Tiguan	11 July 2007 to 10 February 2008	1,452

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Other recalls for these models

R/2011/169 Fuel may leak 15 December 2011, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Tiguan and others
R/2016/145 Child lock may disengage 23 June 2016, Volkswagen Up, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Tiguan and others
R/2017/040 Lights may fail without warning 23 January 2017, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Passat and others
R/2016/272 Front seat backrest may collapse in a collision 27 January 2017, Volkswagen Tiguan
R/2017/079 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 22 March 2017, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Transporter, Volkswagen Crafter and others
R/2018/062 Starter motor may malfunction and overheat 7 March 2018, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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