# NHTSA recall 21V132000

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: 21V132000
- Manufacturer's number: 44Q9
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-03\-03
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-12
- Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS; WHEELS:RIM
- Units potentially affected: 128
- Part numbers: 3CM.601.025.A\-8Z8

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  The lug bolt holes on the wheels may have been machined incorrectly, preventing the wheel bolt from sufficiently attaching to the wheel bearing hub.


## What can happen

An insufficiently attached wheel may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four wheels, and as necessary, replace the wheels, lug bolts ,and wheel bearings, free of charge.  The recall began March 4, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 44Q9.


## 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 7, for 2022 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-10\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 128
- Reported remedied: 128 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 3, 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)
- [2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT](/makes/volkswagen/atlas-cross-sport/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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