{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 21V038 (72L6): 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheelbase and Jetta",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v038/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V038 (Volkswagen): The seat can move front and back without restriction if bolts are missing, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 1 February 2021. 57 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheelbase and Jetta vehicles. Bolts may be missing from the front seat tracks. 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: 72L6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V038 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: “The seat can move front and back without restriction if bolts are missing, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.” 21V038 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seats 1 February 2021 2021-2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN The seat can move front and back without restriction if bolts are missing, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat tracks and, as necessary, install the bolts, free",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:39:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:57:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 21V038 (72L6): 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan Long Wheelbase and Jetta\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v038/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}