Vehicle recall R/2025/004

Volkswagen Tiguan recall: Lever for seat height adjustment

DVSA recall R/2025/004 names the Volkswagen Tiguan. It was launched 19 December 2024. It covers vehicles built 14 May 2024 to 21 May 2024.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/004
Launched: 19 December 2024
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 72DV
Vehicles: 337 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Volkswagen AG has established that on VW Tiguan vehicles of a limited production period there is the possibility that because of a faulty protective felt in the event of a front crash a tear in the seat belt on the front seats could occur. In the event of an accident the seat belt could get caught in the side lever for seat height adjustment. The faulty protective felt on the lever for the seat height adjustment can cause the seat belt to tear in the event of a front crash. A torn seat belt increases the risk of severe or deadly injuries in the event of accidents.

The fix

For safety reasons the replacement of the faulty protective felt on the lever to the seat height adjustment of your vehicle is necessary. Until the check do not use your vehicle with the front seats in a seat position that is far back and low down. Otherwise there is a risk that the seat belt could tear in the event of a front crash and the risk of severe or deadly injuries is increased.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Tiguan	14 May 2024 to 21 May 2024	337

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Other recalls for these models

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R/2022/166 Sporadic malfunctions in a pressure casting system caused individual rear wheel bearing housings to be fitted with oxide inclusions 30 May 2022, Volkswagen Tiguan
R/2022/086 The fuse in the high-voltage system of plug-in hybrid vehicles was in some cases produced with too little so-called fire sand 7 April 2022, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Passat and others
R/2022/074 Engine compartment covers could come loose from their attachment 22 March 2022, Volkswagen T-Roc, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Golf and others
R/2021/405 The bolted connection of the brake line on the front right wheel housing may not have been correctly tightened during production 5 November 2021, Volkswagen Tiguan
R/2021/203 A tow bar with a possibly defective locking mechanism in the swivelling module has been fitted 7 June 2021, Volkswagen Tiguan

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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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