{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V536 (46H6): 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 2017-2018 Volkswagen Passat",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v536/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V536 (Volkswagen): The loose brake bracket bolts can allow the caliper to move, reducing braking ability or causing a loss of vehicle control a...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Passat, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 August 2018. 8,416 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 2017-2018 Volkswagen Passat vehicles. The brake caliper bracket mounting bolts on these vehicles may not have been tightened sufficiently. 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: 46H6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V536 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: “The loose brake bracket bolts can allow the caliper to move, reducing braking ability or causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V536 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper 15 August 2018 2017-2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT The loose brake bracket bolts can allow the caliper to move, reducing braking ab",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:48+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V536 (46H6): 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 2017-2018 Volkswagen Passat\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v536/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}