{"nhtsa_id":10201537,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-10-05","date":"2021-09-21","document_id":"Circular 40R1","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some vehicles may have been produced with incorrectly manufactured front stabilizer coupling rod ball joint(s). If this condition exists in the vehicle, owners may notice a rattling or knocking sound coming from the front of the vehicle, especially while driving over rough or irregular road surfaces.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10201537-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10201537-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10201537","components":[{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS","year_from":2019,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_volkswagen_atlas","2020_volkswagen_atlas","2021_volkswagen_atlas","2022_volkswagen_atlas"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS CROSS SPORT","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_volkswagen_atlas-cross-sport","2021_volkswagen_atlas-cross-sport","2022_volkswagen_atlas-cross-sport"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"VOLKSWAGEN","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}