The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·21V321000·Announced 2021-05-05

Volkswagen Recalls 46 Internal-Use Vehicles for Regulatory Compliance Concerns

Volkswagen is recalling 46 internal-use vehicles sold without confirmation of compliance with federal safety standards. The vehicles may have been modified and could fail to meet safety requirements.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (vehicles) where the source text states an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire, but explicitly does not report any actual injuries or incidents, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical risk without reported harm.

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling 46 specific internal-use vehicles, including 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas models. These vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As a result, they may fail to comply with various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

The recall is issued because vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire. The source text does not report any specific injuries, crashes, or fires associated with these vehicles.

Owner notification letters were mailed on May 20, 2021. Volkswagen will repurchase the affected vehicles. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R, CC, E-GOLF, GOLF
Brand
VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Passenger Cars and SUVs
Hazard
Affected units
46

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (8)

  • GOLF R
  • CC
  • E-GOLF
  • GOLF
  • TOUAREG
  • ATLAS
  • PASSAT
  • TIGUAN

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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