{"nhtsa_id":10217844,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-09-01","date":"2022-08-10","document_id":"Circ 26N6_REV5","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR","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. Removed requirement for adding a zip tie to the catalyst core REMINDER: The catalysts MUST be separated from the exhaust system for recycling.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10217844-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10217844-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10217844","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"catalytic-converter","name":"Catalytic converter","parent":"exhaust-emissions"}],"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":[]}