{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V766 (20AQ): 2018 Atlas",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v766/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V766 (Volkswagen): A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. Volkswagen's own number: 20AQ.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 29 November 2017. 58 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Atlas vehicles. The fuel tank may have been manufactured with insufficient wall thickness, potentially resulting in the tank leaking fuel. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 20AQ. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V766 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.” 17V766 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage 29 November 2017 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel ta",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:22:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:31:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V766 (20AQ): 2018 Atlas\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v766/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}