Model year 2018 Volkswagen Tiguans recalled

The LED module for the panoramic sunroof ambient light bar may short circuit.

08/09/2018

James Limbach Reporter

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 45,457 model year 2018 Volkswagen Tiguans.

The LED module for the panoramic sunroof ambient light bar may short circuit, posing a fire risk.

What to do

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the power supply for the panoramic sunroof LED module, free of charge, until a future service action can safely reactivate the feature.

The recall began July 24, 2018.

Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall 60D1.

James Limbach

A Washington, D.C., reporter for more than 30 years, Jim Limbach covers the federal agencies for ConsumerAffairs. Previously, he was a reporter and news anchor for Associated Press Broadcast Services, where he covered business and consumer news as well as space shots and other major spot news events.

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