{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V262 (42I7): 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheelbase (LWB)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v262/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V262 (Volkswagen): If the lower loop of the rear shock absorber detaches, there may be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 April 2018. 7,430 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan long wheelbase (LWB) vehicles. A lower loop of a rear shock absorber may separate from its base due to an incorrect welding process 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: 42I7. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V262 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 lower loop of the rear shock absorber detaches, there may be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V262 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Suspension:Rear:Shock Absorber 25 April 2018 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN If the lower loop of the rear shock absorber detaches, there may be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear shock a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:39:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V262 (42I7): 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheelbase (LWB)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v262/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}