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SevereNHTSA·26V185000·Announced 2028-01-03

2025 Volkswagen Taos Instrument Panel May Fail to Display Critical Warnings

Certain 2025 Volkswagen Taos vehicles have instrument panels that may fail to display warning lights or speed information. Without these critical displays, drivers face increased crash risk.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a structural vehicle defect affecting critical safety systems. The instrument panel failure to display essential safety information including speedometer and warning lights constitutes a structural vehicle defect under the rubric, warranting a Score 4 despite no reported injuries.

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen is recalling certain 2025 Taos vehicles due to an instrument panel defect. The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges.

The instrument panel is critical for vehicle safety because it displays essential information including the speedometer and warning lights. When this display fails, drivers lose access to information needed to operate the vehicle safely, increasing the risk of a crash.

Approximately 75,323 Taos vehicles are affected by this recall. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2026. The defect affects vehicles that violate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 101, "Control and Displays."

Volkswagen will update the instrument panel software at no cost and replace the instrument panel if necessary. Owners should contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 to schedule service. Vehicle Identification Numbers involved in the recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 22, 2026.

The recalled product

Product
2025 VOLKSWAGEN TAOS
Brand
VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Instrument Panel / Safety Display
Hazard
  • instrument-panel-failure
  • safety-display-failure
  • crash-risk
Affected units
75,323

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • TAOS
  • JETTA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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