NHTSA Campaign 20V561000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NHTSA campaign 20V561000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the unknown or other. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 20V561000 with NHTSA on September 16, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V561000, NHTSA lists up to 23 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V561000 were scheduled from October 6, 2020, 20 days after the report.
20V561000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2016–2018.
Owners of the model years 20V561000 covers have filed at least 93 complaints naming the unknown or other components, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V561000 vehicles, the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas has the most (72).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V561000 ranks 246 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V561000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 3 other recalls on the unknown or other components on this site; the one before 20V561000 was 19V679000, reported on September 25, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Golf R and Atlas, 2017 Golf Alltrack and E-Golf and 2016-2018 Passat 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.
- The risk
- Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. The recall began October 6, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01E9.
Reported September 16, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V561000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V561000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted