Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Unknown or Other
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 5, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 46. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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 remedy
Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Volkswagen Golf R | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | 467 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Golf R | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Volkswagen CC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Volkswagen E-Golf | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Volkswagen Golf | 117 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 Volkswagen Passat | 110 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan | 76 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 Volkswagen Touareg | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Volkswagen Passat | 106 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V321000.
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