{"nhtsa_id":10180504,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-10-06","date":"2020-09-23","document_id":"Dealer26M426N6V3","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Over time and mileage, the factory-installed catalyst may not perform as required. If the effectiveness of the catalyst is reduced, this may result in increased tailpipe emissions and the vehicle could fail an emissions (IM) inspection. Updated claiming instructions, part information and work instructions with latest catalyst information.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10180504-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10180504-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10180504","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_volkswagen_atlas"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}