The defect
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.
The risk
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. The recall began October 6, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01E9.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2018 |
| Volkswagen Egolf | 2017 |
| Volkswagen Golf Alltrack | 2017 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2018 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2018 | 466 | 17 |
| Volkswagen Egolf | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Golf Alltrack | 2017 | 73 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2018 | 9 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2016 | 106 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2017 | 110 | 7 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2018 | 46 | 4 |