{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 20V579 (69BA): 2020 Tiguan LWB",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v579/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V579 (Volkswagen): Improperly torqued bolts may prevent the third row seat belt from performing as designed in a crash, increasing the risk of...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2020. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 23 September 2020. 6 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Tiguan LWB vehicles. The third row seat belt anchor bolts may not have been properly torqued. 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: 69BA. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V579 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: “Improperly torqued bolts may prevent the third row seat belt from performing as designed in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.” 20V579 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seat Belts 23 September 2020 2020-2020 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Improperly torqued bolts may prevent the third row seat belt from performing as designed in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant. Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. Owners are advised: No one should occu",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:21:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:18:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 20V579 (69BA): 2020 Tiguan LWB\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v579/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}