The 2017 Volkswagen Touareg has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 46 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
UNKNOWN OR OTHER21V3210002021-05-0546 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may…
Consequence
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.
Remedy
Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SEATS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STEERING
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints34
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I purchased a 2017 volkswagen touareg v6 in october 2023. A problem with the vehicle revealed itself right away. It was consuming too much oil. Oil splatter is present on the hood, the car doors, the back bumper and built up oil residue is present in both tailpipes. Oil has to be added in about…”
“I purchased a 2017 volkswagen touareg v6 in october 2023. A problem with the vehicle revealed itself right away. It was consuming too much oil. Oil splatter is present on the hood, the car doors, the back bumper and built up oil residue is present in both tailpipes. Oil has to be added in about…”
“The vehicle has an internal oil drain system that slowly leaks oil past the pistons into the combustion chamber of the engine causing the engine to burn oil. This is very dangerous when smoke exits the vehicle from the exhaust and into the air that could be inhaled by others. This same issue over…”
“Exhaust line for cylinders 4-6 developed crack immediately before catalytic converter. Problem has occurred in other touaregs, there is even a recall for 2014 models. Crack allows exhaust to leak nearby air intake to cabin. Noticeable exhaust smell inside cabin, especially when stopped. No…”
“Exhaust line for cylinders 4-6 developed crack immediately before catalytic converter. Problem has occurred in other touaregs, there is even a recall for 2014 models. Crack allows exhaust to leak nearby air intake to cabin. Noticeable exhaust smell inside cabin, especially when stopped. No…”
“While using adaptive cruise control, vehicle intermittently displays "acc not available" cruise control completely disengages and does not allow for traditional cruise control functions. Typically acc begins to function again after about 5 mins or by powering off and powering on vehicle. Vehicle…”
“While using adaptive cruise control, vehicle intermittently displays "acc not available" cruise control completely disengages and does not allow for traditional cruise control functions. Typically acc begins to function again after about 5 mins or by powering off and powering on vehicle. Vehicle…”
“While using adaptive cruise control, vehicle intermittently displays "acc not available" cruise control completely disengages and does not allow for traditional cruise control functions. Typically acc begins to function again after about 5 mins or by powering off and powering on vehicle. Vehicle…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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