# Transport Canada recall 2021032

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2021032
- Manufacturer's number: 40Q7
- Reported: 2021\-01\-27
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 369

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, the front steering knuckles may not have been manufactured correctly. As a result, the steering knuckle could break suddenly while driving. If this happens, there would be a loss of steering control.

Safety Risk:

A loss of steering control could create a risk of a crash.

Corrective Actions:

Volkswagen will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to inspect the front knuckles and replace them, if necessary.


## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2021032](/v1/recalls/tc/2021032)

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