Quote Originally Posted by Ozsko View Post
You don't read well, again devil's advocate, if VW do not want dealers to make a vehicle non compliant it is up to them as the overall technical supervisor to make sure DEALERS know that they will make the vehicle non compliant and not the OWNER as the owner is relying on VW to have ensured this and again Toyotas have nothing to do with V W's but you don't seem to get that point. What Toyota did is nothing to do with what VW should or could have done. VW if they do not want a dealer to make a vehicle non compliant in one of their franchised/authorised workshops will need to issue a TB to that effect and spare parts would be made aware of it and towbars issued with correct applicability via VIN numbers. It does not appear to have been done so far. Yes I am aware of all this stuff because I worked in automotive dealers for a long time in both service and spare parts.
Was only using Toyota as an example and there are other makes with similar situations. The ADR rules state only towing capacity and leave the towball weight to the manufacturer. It seems unfortunate the VW have not issued anything and legally they dont probably have to as when the vehicle was built it would have had a rating and thats it. There are plenty of things that "can " be fitted but shouldnt be.
Also the rating of a towbar does not trump the manufacturers rating for the vehicle. Im not trying to be smart but they are the rules as far as I am aware. I can probably buy a bar for my Passat with a higher ballweight limit than VW rate the vehicle for but it wouldnt be legal would it.

Pajeros have the same problem as do some Prados in which later models have a higher rating than older ones and yet the uprated towbars fit both but not legally on the old ones

Why doesnt an owner simply ask VW head office and get a true ruling on it.

It states in my manual and also in the brochure for the model year what the towball weight limit is so does it not do that in a Tiguan