Volkswagen E-golf recall (21V321000)

Volkswagen · United States Recall

NHTSA Campaign ID: 21V321000
Report Received: 2021-05-05
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Make: Volkswagen
Model(s): E-GOLF
Model Year(s): 2017
Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Potentially Affected Units: 46

Defect Description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

Consequence

Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.

Remedy

Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.

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