# Transport Canada recall 2026439

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: 2026439
- Manufacturer's number: 48VT \& 48LG
- Reported: 2026\-09\-11
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 44303

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, one of the bolts that attaches the steering rack to the subframe could corrode and break. If this happens, the steering rack housing could break and cause a loss of steering control.

Safety Risk:

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

Corrective Actions:

The company will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the right steering rack mounting bolt.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 AUDI Q3](/makes/audi/q3/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI Q3](/makes/audi/q3/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI Q3](/makes/audi/q3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2018/recalls.md)
- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2018/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.

- [TSB\_2074846\_5](/bulletins/11038042.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2074475\_5](/bulletins/11036918.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2074846\_4](/bulletins/11028405.md), 2026-02-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2028220\_13](/bulletins/11027350.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin
- [SM 55\-2025](/bulletins/11025426.md), 2025-11-10, Other
- [TSB\_2074846\_3](/bulletins/11025340.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2075199\_2](/bulletins/11023767.md), 2025-10-03, Service bulletin
- [V4418012043620\_7](/bulletins/11018934.md), 2025-06-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-2077014\_1](/bulletins/11015769.md), 2025-03-19, Service bulletin
- [A4825772065978\_4](/bulletins/11013697.md), 2025-02-05, 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/2026439](/v1/recalls/tc/2026439)

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