{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"18V284000","date":"2018-05-02","owner_notified":"2018-06-22","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain Volkswagen Atlas vehicles.  The fuel tank on these vehicles may leak fuel due to a manufacturing error.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, \"Fuel System Integrity.\"","consequence":"A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge.  The recall began June 22, 2018.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20AW.  Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 17V-766.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"20AW","part_number":null,"units":278,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2019-3","period_to":"2019-3","submitted":"2019-10-29","involved":278,"remedied":268,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":96,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2018,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS","vehicle_id":"2018_volkswagen_atlas","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-04-27","built_to":"2017-06-20"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/18V284000"}