NHTSA: Volkswagen Recall
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Modifications to Vehicles Made Them Noncompliant
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
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Modifications to Vehicles Made Them Noncompliant
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V561000
Manufacturer Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Components UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Potential Number of Units Affected 23
Summary
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Golf R and Atlas, 2017 Golf Alltrack and E-Golf and 2016-2018 Passat 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.
Remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. The recall is expected to begin November 13, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01E9.
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.
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
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| VOLKSWAGEN | ATLAS | 2018 |
| VOLKSWAGEN | EGOLF | 2017 |
| VOLKSWAGEN | GOLF ALLTRACK | 2017 |
| VOLKSWAGEN | GOLF R | 2018 |
| VOLKSWAGEN | PASSAT | 2016-2018 |
