# NHTSA recall 21V812000

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: 21V812000
- Manufacturer's number: 40R7
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-10\-15
- Owners notified: 2021\-11\-02
- Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- Units potentially affected: 30
- Part numbers: WHT.004.835 \(Atlas / Atlas Cross Sport\), WHT.000.237.C \(Passat\)

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and Passat vehicles.  The front wheel bearing bolts may have been incorrectly tightened.


## What can happen

The bolts may loosen and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the tightness of the wheel bearing bolts and replace the bolts, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 40R7.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 30
- Reported remedied: 30 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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)
- [2021 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/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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