{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V657000","date":"2022-08-31","owner_notified":"2022-09-16","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  The trailer hitch bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.","consequence":"Loose bolts may fall out, causing the remaining bolts to break, which could lead to separation of the trailer hitch and trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will tighten the trailer hitch bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 66N8.","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.nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"66N8","part_number":"N.911.489.01","units":3184,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2025-3","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-29","involved":3184,"remedied":3096,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":97,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS","vehicle_id":"2022_volkswagen_atlas","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS CROSS SPORT","vehicle_id":"2022_volkswagen_atlas-cross-sport","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/22V657000"}