# NHTSA recall 21V026000

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: 21V026000
- Manufacturer's number: 40Q7
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-01\-27
- Owners notified: 2021\-02\-16
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 10303
- Part numbers: 3QF.407.255.E\-256.E

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas and  2020\-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  The front steering knuckle may fracture in the area of the strut mounting.


## What can happen

A fractured steering knuckle can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace one or both steering knuckles, free of charge.  The recall began February 16, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 40Q7.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 10303
- Reported remedied: 10163 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT](/makes/volkswagen/atlas-cross-sport/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT](/makes/volkswagen/atlas-cross-sport/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V4826012080200\_1](/bulletins/11028492.md), 2026-02-06, Service bulletin
- [V4418012043620\_7](/bulletins/11018934.md), 2025-06-03, Service bulletin
- [V4820012061309\_3](/bulletins/10200724.md), 2021-09-02, Service bulletin
- [V4820012061309\_2](/bulletins/10186977.md), 2021-03-04, Service bulletin
- [V4820012061309\_1](/bulletins/10183508.md), 2020-12-04, Service bulletin
- [TT 00 16 02\-4](/bulletins/10181413.md), 2020-11-05, 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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