{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V035 (53B8): Model Year 2011-2015 Touareg Hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v035/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V035 (Volkswagen): An electrical short in the high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire. Volkswagen's own number: 53B8.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, model years 2011 to 2015. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 January 2016. 825 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Touareg Hybrid vehicles manufactured March 20, 2010, to April 11, 2015. The hybrid battery tray may not drain water sufficiently. If water collects in the hybrid battery tray, it may cause an electrical short in the high voltage … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 53B8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V035 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An electrical short in the high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.” 16V035 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Hybrid Propulsion System 25 January 2016 2011-2015 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID An electrical short in the high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inst",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:01:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:22:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V035 (53B8): Model Year 2011-2015 Touareg Hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v035/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}