{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V243 (44M9): Model Year 2016 Toureg",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v243/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V243 (Volkswagen): If the vehicle is driven on underinflated tires, the tires may fail suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Touareg, model year 2016. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 April 2016. 366 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toureg vehicles manufactured July 7, 2015 to March 3, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be improperly calibrated and, as a result, the TPMS may fail to warn the driver that the tire pressure … 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: 44M9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V243 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: “If the vehicle is driven on underinflated tires, the tires may fail suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V243 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Tires:Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems 26 April 2016 2016-2016 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG If the vehicle is driven on underinflated tires, the tires may fail suddenly, increasing the risk o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:19:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:42:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V243 (44M9): Model Year 2016 Toureg\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v243/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}