Volkswagen Tiguan (2025): Air bags
Recall 25V854000 · Dec 10, 2025 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
3,138
vehicles affected
3,138
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 25V854000
- Date
- Dec 10, 2025
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 3,138
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification > Front passenger
- Model years
- 2025
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.
What can happen
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Owners are advised not to allow occupants to sit in the front passenger seat until the remedy is complete. Dealers will repair the affected wiring harness in the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74HE.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen | Tiguan | 2025 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 25V854000?
1 model: Volkswagen Tiguan (2025), about 3,138 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 25V854000?
Owners are advised not to allow occupants to sit in the front passenger seat until the remedy is complete. Dealers will repair the affected wiring harness in the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at.
What can happen?
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.