NHTSA campaign 25V854000 · Volkswagen campaign 74HE
Volkswagen Recall 25V-854: Front Passenger Air Bag May Not Deploy
NHTSA recall 25V854000 (Volkswagen campaign 74HE) was reported by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on December 10, 2025, with 3,138 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Tiguan for the 2025 model year. Owners were notified on April 15, 2026, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V854000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V854000 (also written 25V-854 or 25V854)
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Volkswagen campaign number
- 74HE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,138 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Sensor — Occupant Classification — Front Passenger
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 40.34% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V854000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2025 · Vehicles built March 24, 2025 – May 12, 2025 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V854000.
Defect description
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.
Safety consequence
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Owners are advised not to allow occupants to sit in the front passenger seat until the remedy is complete. Dealers will repair the affected wiring harness in the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74HE. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 12, 2025.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V854000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.