The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Volkswagen Touareg: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Volkswagen reported 25 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Volkswagen Touareg, model years 2004–2017, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,104 | 20 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 6 | 0 |
| Seats | 5 | 0 |
| Fire | 5 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 5 | 0 |
| Latch | 5 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Volkswagen Touareg puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Volkswagen Touareg, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-22 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2014 | NE | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-19 | 2012 | NE | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-08-16 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-28 | 2015 | TE | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Latch | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-05-28 | 2017 | CO | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-05-01 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2020-09-29 | 2011 | UN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-04-03 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-10-16 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-06-17 | 2014 | UT | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-01-09 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-29 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2010 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-11-18 | 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-06-28 | 2012 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-06-21 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-06-18 | 2009 | IL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-05-23 | 2010 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-10-14 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q1 |
| 2013-02-02 | 2009 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q3 |
| 2012-08-27 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2012-05-21 | 2005 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
| 2010-11-09 | 2004 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2010 Q4 |
| 2007-06-05 | 2007 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2012 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Volkswagen received alleging a death or injury in a Volkswagen Touareg and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Touareg that sold more will have more rows. All Volkswagen models · What these reports are, and are not.