{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V159 (10F7): 2018 Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v159/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V159 (Volkswagen): If the engine support bolts were not properly tightened, an unexpected engine breakdown or loss of engine power may occur, i...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 March 2018. 4 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. The engine support bolts on these vehicles may not have been properly tightened. 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: 10F7. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V159 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 engine support bolts were not properly tightened, an unexpected engine breakdown or loss of engine power may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V159 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Engine 8 March 2018 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN If the engine support bolts were not properly tightened, an unexpected engine breakdown or loss of engine power may occur, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace engine support bolts",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:34:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V159 (10F7): 2018 Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v159/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}