{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 21V132 (44Q9): 2021 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v132/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V132 (Volkswagen): An insufficiently attached wheel may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 44Q9.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model year 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 March 2021. 128 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The lug bolt holes on the wheels may have been machined incorrectly, preventing the wheel bolt from sufficiently attaching to the wheel bearing hub. 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: 44Q9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V132 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: “An insufficiently attached wheel may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V132 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Wheels:Rim 3 March 2021 2021-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT An insufficiently attached wheel may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all fou",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:39:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:39:51+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 21V132 (44Q9): 2021 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v132/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}