# NHTSA recall 22V807000

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: 22V807000
- Manufacturer's number: 42M2
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-10\-26
- Owners notified: 2022\-11\-22
- Component: SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 33
- Part numbers: WHT.005.749, N.912.686.01, N.106.284.01

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2022 Volkswagen Atlas FL and 2022\-2023 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  The driver\-side rear trailing arm bolts may not have been tightened properly, allowing them to loosen and fall out.


## What can happen

Unsecured bolts may cause the trailing arm to fracture, resulting in a sudden loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the driver side rear trailing arm bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 25, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42M2.


## 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 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 33
- Reported remedied: 28 \(84%\)
- 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

- [2022 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT](/makes/volkswagen/atlas-cross-sport/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT](/makes/volkswagen/atlas-cross-sport/2023/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.

- [V4418012043620\_9](/bulletins/11027256.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin
- [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin
- [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220222](/bulletins/10208292.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220209](/bulletins/10208291.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220131](/bulletins/10206959.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20220126](/bulletins/10206956.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20211215](/bulletins/10205524.md), 2022-01-06, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20211213](/bulletins/10205523.md), 2022-01-06, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20211206](/bulletins/10205522.md), 2022-01-06, 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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