Vehicle recall 21V321000 · May 5, 2021
Volkswagen Golf R, Passat and 6 more models
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.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 21V321000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 5, 2021
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 01F1
- Owner notification
- May 20, 2021
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 46
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Unknown or other
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Atlas (2018): 2018
- Volkswagen CC (2017): 2017
- Volkswagen e-Golf (2017): 2017
- Volkswagen Golf (2017): 2017
- Volkswagen Golf R (2018-2019): 2019, 2018
- Volkswagen Passat (2016-2017): 2017, 2016
- Volkswagen Tiguan (2017): 2017
- Volkswagen Touareg (2017): 2017
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