{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V226 (66N5): 2022 Tiguan and 2018-2021 Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v226/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V226 (Volkswagen): An insufficiently attached spoiler may separate from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Tiguan, model years 2018 to 2022. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 April 2022. 6,553 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Tiguan and 2018-2021 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. Due to incorrect installation instructions, the accessory rear hatch spoiler may be insufficiently attached to the vehicle. 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: 66N5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V226 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: “An insufficiently attached spoiler may separate from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.” 22V226 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Structure:Body 6 April 2022 2018-2022 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN An insufficiently attached spoiler may separate from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace the spoiler, free of charge. O",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:29:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:56:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V226 (66N5): 2022 Tiguan and 2018-2021 Tiguan Long Wheel Base (LWB)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v226/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}