# NHTSA recall 18V904000

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: 18V904000
- Manufacturer's number: 42J2/42J3
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-12\-19
- Owners notified: 2019\-01\-31
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
- Units potentially affected: 6322

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 Volkswagen Atlas, 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, and 2019 Volkswagen Jetta vehicles.  The rear coil springs may prematurely fracture.


## What can happen

If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will replace the rear axle coil springs, free of charge.  The recall began January 31, 2019.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42J2/42J3.


## 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 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6322
- Reported remedied: 5611 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 2, 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 2018\-05\-14 to 2018\-10\-26.
- [2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-05\-14 to 2018\-10\-26.
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-13 to 2015\-07\-06.
- [2019 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-10 to 2018\-10\-22.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin
- [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin
- [Edition90](/bulletins/10243005.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [TT441402](/bulletins/10238619.md), 2023-07-05, Service bulletin
- [TT401401](/bulletins/10238608.md), 2023-07-05, Service bulletin
- [Newsletter Editi](/bulletins/10213833.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin
- [TT 552001](/bulletins/10203608.md), 2021-12-07, Service bulletin
- [Dealer 40R1](/bulletins/10201538.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin
- [Circular 40R1](/bulletins/10201537.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20210329](/bulletins/10189597.md), 2021-04-06, 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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