# Service bulletin V401801\-2053205

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10154097
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-03\-04
- Manufacturer's number: V401801\-2053205
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-12\-18
- NHTSA component: SUSPENSION

## NHTSA's summary

Diagnosis and correction for front suspension strut noise.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10154097-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10154097-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Suspension

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 to 2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2018717](/recalls/tc/2018717.md), 2018-12-19: Suspension
- [18V904000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V904000.md), 2018-12-19: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. What is and what is not a leaking suspension strut.
- [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. How to identify and when to replace a leaking strut
- [TT 552001](/bulletins/10203608.md), 2021-12-07, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS. Rear lid, loss of basic settings.
- [Dealer 40R1](/bulletins/10201538.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. Some vehicles may have been produced with incorrectly manufactured front stabilizer coupling rod ball joint\(s\). If this condition exists in the vehicle, owners may notice a rattling or knocking sound coming from the front of the vehicle, especially while driving over rough or irregular road surfaces.
- [Circular 40R1](/bulletins/10201537.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. Some vehicles may have been produced with incorrectly manufactured front stabilizer coupling rod ball joint\(s\). If this condition exists in the vehicle, owners may notice a rattling or knocking sound coming from the front of the vehicle, especially while driving over rough or irregular road surfaces.
- [VIN4APIN20210329](/bulletins/10189597.md), 2021-04-06, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. Customer states MIL\-on P0087, P0148 and/or P053F Customer states front suspension noise while driving MFI in cluster warning U0199 Rear tailgate strut broken/loose/detached
- [VIN4APIN20210324](/bulletins/10189592.md), 2021-04-06, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. Customer states MIL\-on P0087, P0148 and/or P053F Customer states front suspension noise while driving MFI in cluster warning U0199 Rear tailgate strut broken/loose/detached Customer states fuel odor/leak in the rear part of the vehicle \(without a punctured fuel tank, hoses or pipes\) or difficulty fueling fuel tank or fuel coming back up filler neck
- [VIN4APIN20201019](/bulletins/10181808.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL\-on with P0556 "Customer states MIL\-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL\-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL\-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states seat memory inoperative
- [VIN4APIN20201014](/bulletins/10181430.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION; ENGINE. Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL\-on with P0556 "Customer states MIL\-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL\-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL\-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states seat memory inoperative Customer states both headlights are cracked
- [VIN4APIN20201001](/bulletins/10181428.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE; SUSPENSION. Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL\-on with P0556 MIL\-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states MIL\-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL\-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL\-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL\-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked

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