NHTSA recall 25V434000
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 | 25V434000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 42HX |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-06-30 |
| Owners notified | 2025-07-25 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES; SUSPENSION |
| Units potentially affected | 546 |
| Report | Quarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 546 |
| Reported remedied | 464 (84%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. Certain bolts on the chassis, brake system and/or suspension (such as bolts for certain cross member, engine mount, control arm, subframe, rear brake carrier, etc.) of affected vehicles may not have been correctly tightened during the manufacturing process.
What can happen
A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42HX.
| 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2023-03-14 to 2023-05-22. |
|---|---|
| 2024 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2023-06-21 to 2024-10-29. |
| 2025 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2024-09-18 to 2025-02-04. |
| 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT | Built 2023-05-20 to 2023-06-12. |
| 2024 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT | Built 2023-06-16 to 2024-10-30. |
| 2025 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT | Built 2024-09-20 to 2025-01-17. |
| 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 | Built 2022-09-16 to 2023-11-27. |
| 2024 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 | Built 2024-01-30 to 2024-09-23. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V4622022067177_5 | 2026-09-04. Service bulletin. Repair or Replace Information |
|---|---|
| V4619022015173_35 | 2026-09-04. Service bulletin. Brake rotor resurfacing |
| SM 08-2026 | 2026-03-03. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
| V4418012043620_9 | 2026-01-07. Service bulletin. Alignment Submission Form |
| V4016012043146_4 | 2025-12-05. Service bulletin. What is and what is not a leaking suspension strut. |
| V4622022067177_4 | 2025-12-05. Service bulletin. Warranty Instruction and guidance |
| V4619022015173_34 | 2025-12-05. Service bulletin. Identify and resurfacing brake rotors. |
| V4619012010245_32 | 2025-12-05. Service bulletin. How to handle brake noise or pulsation during Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI) |
| V4418012043620_8 | 2025-12-05. Service bulletin. Alignment sheet submission. |
| V4616012043146_3 | 2025-08-05. Service bulletin. How to identify and when to replace a leaking strut |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.