{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V662 (94J9): 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v662/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V662 (Volkswagen): If the back-up lights are not bright enough, other drivers may not see the vehicle reversing, or the driver may back into an...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 18 October 2017. 5,509 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. The back-up lights in the taillight assemblies may not be bright enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, … 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: 94J9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V662 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 back-up lights are not bright enough, other drivers may not see the vehicle reversing, or the driver may back into an obstacle, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V662 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights 18 October 2017 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN If the back-up lights are not bright enough, other drivers ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:19:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:17:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V662 (94J9): 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v662/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}