The 2023 Volkswagen Arteon has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 29,569 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
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Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tiguan, 2023 Arteon, and 2024-2025 Audi Q3 vehicles. An error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…
Consequence
A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the camera control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners April 3, 2024, and Volkswagen owners November 18, 2025.Volkswagen owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at…
Complaints by component
TIRES
6
TIRES:SIDEWALL
4
WHEELS
2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints13
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Sudden loss of tire pressure on interstate highway in heavy traffic at 70 miles per hour. This created a safety hazard to control the car and try to move to the shoulder of the road without a collision. The tires are factory 245/35/r20 continental procontact with 8/32 tread remaining. Tires have…”
“Tire is 245/35 r 20. Tire sidewall blew out on a small bump/pothole at less than 15mph, losing all pressure and forcing to be towed. These are oem tires with less than 2500 miles on them. Model is on backorder, so all new tires for vehicle had to be replaced. These tires are a known issue for the…”
“Tread separating from belt. Only 17k miles on new car. 3 of 4 tires were affected. Tire size 245/35r20”
“I hit a small pot hole on [xxx] to [xxx] at 35 mph an hour an it blew the side belt on the tire. This is the 2nd tire failure this week on the same tire. 245/35 r20 95h just replaced two days ago. Tire had 40 miles on it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5…”
“Broken belt on tire after hitting a very small pot hole on the [xxx] at 70 mph. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)”
“The sidewall of tire failed after brushing up against an uneven section of pavement at low speed (5-10mph) as I was making a right hand turn onto a busy road. The low tire pressure light almost immediately illuminated. I had purcahsed the vehicle only 10 days prior with 4,169 miles on it. The…”
“Drove through a very small pothole at about 5mph and the sidewall gave out creating a small pin hole and leaked out all the air. This is a known issue across all the forums and facebook groups for this tire. People are going through tires like crazy because of sidewall failures.”
“I was driving on city streets at normal speed during a rainy day. I turned right from one road to another road, and as I started to accelerate out of the right turn, my driver side front tire blew out and the tpms started screaming because it read the tire pressure as 0. I immediately pulled over…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Volkswagen Arteon as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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