{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 21V812 (40R7): 2021 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and Passat",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v812/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V812 (Volkswagen): The bolts may loosen and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 40R7.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, Volkswagen Passat, model year 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 October 2021. 30 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and Passat vehicles. The front wheel bearing bolts may have been incorrectly tightened. 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: 40R7. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V812 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 bolts may loosen and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V812 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs 15 October 2021 2021-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT The bolts may loosen and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect the tightness of the wheel bearing bolts and replace the bolts, as necessary, free",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:07:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:07:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 21V812 (40R7): 2021 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and Passat\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v812/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}