Recall 21V-321
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. recalled the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 7 other models: Unknown or other.
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 21V-321
- Reported
- May 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- 46 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
The risk
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.
The fix
Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-[removed]. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.
Notes from the manufacturer
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-[removed] (TTY 1-[removed]), or go to [link removed]
Affected vehicles
- Volkswagen Atlas 2018
- Volkswagen CC 2017
- Volkswagen E-Golf 2017
- Volkswagen Golf 2017
- Volkswagen Golf R 2018 to 2019
- Volkswagen Passat 2016 to 2017
- Volkswagen Tiguan 2017
- Volkswagen Touareg 2017