Vehicle profile
2011 Volkswagen Touareg
SUV · Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 225 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3L
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Transmission
- Automatic 8-spd
- Drive
- AWD
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 2011 Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
- 0.46× the 4.39 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2011 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
16V170000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Touareg vehicles. The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a securing clip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge.
Consequence: If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal assembly to verify the presence of the securing clip and install any missing securing clips, free of charge. The recall began on April 27, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 46G4.
24/03/2016
18V329000
UNKNOWN OR OTHERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.
Consequence: If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles to make them fully compliant or Volkswagen will repurchase them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
16/05/2018
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