# NHTSA recall 18V536000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V536000
- Manufacturer's number: 46H6
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-08\-15
- Owners notified: 2018\-09\-13
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
- Units potentially affected: 8416

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 2017\-2018 Volkswagen Passat vehicles.  The brake caliper bracket mounting bolts on these vehicles may not have been tightened sufficiently.


## What can happen

The loose brake bracket bolts can allow the caliper to move, reducing braking ability or causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake caliper bracket bolt tightness, replacing and re\-torque the bolts as necessary, free of charge.  Additionally brake caliper fasteners, bleeder valve, and brake hose bolts will be checked and torqued to the correct specification, if necessary, free of charge.  For Passat vehicles, dealers will also inspect the parking brake cable for proper connection, free of charge.  The recall began September 14, 2018.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 46H6.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8416
- Reported remedied: 8114 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 8
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-15 to 2018\-06\-12.
- [2017 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-26 to 2018\-06\-12.
- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-26 to 2018\-06\-12.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [VIN\-4\-A\-PIN Apri](/bulletins/10120084.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin
- [VIN\-4\-A\-PIN Apri](/bulletins/10120083.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin
- [VIN\-4\-A\-PIN Apri](/bulletins/10120082.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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