{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V176 (42L8): 2022 Tiguan, Taos, and 2021 Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v176/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V176 (Volkswagen): A broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 42L8.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Taos, Volkswagen Tiguan, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 23 March 2022. 10,119 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan, Taos, and 2021 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. A second notice will be sent once remedy parts become available. The left or right rear suspension knuckles may corrode, crack, and break. 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: 42L8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V176 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 broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash.” 22V176 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Suspension 23 March 2022 2021-2022 VOLKSWAGEN TAOS, VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN A broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace one or both",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:29:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:53:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V176 (42L8): 2022 Tiguan, Taos, and 2021 Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v176/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}