Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other
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.
What could happen
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 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.
Vehicles covered
- Volkswagen Atlas 2018
- Volkswagen Cc 2017
- Volkswagen E-Golf 2017
- Volkswagen Golf 2017
- Volkswagen Golf R 2018–2019
- Volkswagen Passat 2016–2017
- Volkswagen Tiguan 2017
- Volkswagen Touareg 2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V321000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 5, 2021
- Owners notified
- May 20, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 46
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Unknown or other
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Seat belts Sep 24, 2025
- Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention Jun 27, 2024
- Volkswagen recall: Suspension Jun 21, 2023
- Volkswagen recall: Electrical system Nov 9, 2022
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention Nov 2, 2022
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Tires Oct 31, 2022
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.