Reason for recall: Water ingress may gather in the spare wheel well may accumulate and cause the battery to short circuit.In extreme cases this could cause a fire.
When was it announced?
Feb 5, 2016
What action are Volkswagen taking?
On affected vehicles fit an additional drain valve to the spare wheel well.
Does this affect your Touareg?
This issue affects Touareg Hybrid , this particular recall is for the Touareg.