{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V324 (40N4/40N5): 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan and Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v324/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V324 (Volkswagen): A loose or improperly tightened ball joint nut can result in the separation of the lower ball joint causing steering, tracti...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 May 2018. 2,473 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan and Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. The nut that holds the lower ball joint of the front wheel on each side of the vehicle may be loose or improperly 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: 40N4/40N5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V324 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: “A loose or improperly tightened ball joint nut can result in the separation of the lower ball joint causing steering, traction or other stability issues, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V324 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint 16 May 2018 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTS",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:40:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V324 (40N4/40N5): 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan and Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v324/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}