Back Over Prevention Related Problems of the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan

Table 1 shows one common back over prevention related problems of the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan.

Table 1. Back Over Prevention related problems of Volkswagen Tiguan

Problem Category Number of Problems
Back Over Prevention problems
3

Back Over Prevention problem #1

The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash that damaged the driver's side headlight. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repair; however, the contact was informed that the headlight part number: 5nl-941-113-d was on a national back order. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted for assistance in shipping the part to the dealer, but no assistance was provided. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v082000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Back Over Prevention problem #2

The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention camera system failed to function as intended. The contact almost struck a pedestrian in a wheelchair due to the failure. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that parts were not available to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v082000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,500.

Back Over Prevention problem #3

The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v082000 (back over prevention). The contact stated that while the transmission was shifted into reverse(r), the rear-view camera image was black and had since failed to provide an image of the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer three times however, the dealer denied the repair because the update was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.


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