{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 21V026 (40Q7): 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v026/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V026 (Volkswagen): A fractured steering knuckle can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 40Q7.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 January 2021. 10,303 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The front steering knuckle may fracture in the area of the strut mounting. 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: 40Q7. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V026 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 fractured steering knuckle can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V026 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Steering 27 January 2021 2020-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT A fractured steering knuckle can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace one or both steering knu",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:38:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:57:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 21V026 (40Q7): 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v026/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}