{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2022489","date":"2022-08-31","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the trailer hitch bolts may not have been properly tightened. As a result, the bolts could loosen, and the hitch could detach from the vehicle while towing a trailer.\n\nSafety Risk:\nA trailer hitch that detaches from a vehicle could create a risk of a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nVolkswagen will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to tighten the trailer hitch bolts.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"66N8","part_number":null,"units":356,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Structure","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Problème :\nSur certains véhicules, les boulons de l'attache-remorque pourraient ne pas avoir été correctement serrés. Par conséquent, ils pourraient se desserrer, et l'attache-remorque pourrait se détacher du véhicule pendant un remorquage.\n\nRisques pour la sécurité :\nUne attache-remorque qui se détacherait d'un véhicule pourrait créer un risque d'accident.\n\nMesures correctives :\nVolkswagen doit aviser les propriétaires par la poste et leur demander d'amener leur véhicule chez un concessionnaire pour faire serrer les boulons de l'attache-remorque."},"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2022489"}