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NHTSA recall 21V321000 · announced May 5, 2021 · filed by Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc. · 46 units affected
The problem
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.
What to do
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2017 Volkswagen Cc
- 2017 Volkswagen E-golf
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf
- 2018 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2019 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2017 Volkswagen Passat
- 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2017 Volkswagen Touareg
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.