{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 26V590 (48LG, 48VT): loss of steering control from bolt failure, 208,724 vehicles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v590/",
  "summary": "Audi recall 26V590: A broken steering rack housing can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Affected models, the fix, and every change since it was filed.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q3, Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Tiguan, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 September 2026. 208,724 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Tiguan, 2018-2019 Atlas, and 2019-2021 Audi Q3 vehicles. One of the bolts that attaches the steering rack to the subframe may corrode and break. If this happens, the steering rack housing can break. 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 / Audi Audi's own number for this recall: 48LG, 48VT. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V590 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. 26V590 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. 11 September 2026 2018-2021 AUDI Q3, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Tiguan, 2018-2019 Atlas, and 2019-2021 Audi Q3 vehicles. One of the bolts that attaches the steering rack to the subframe may corrode and break. If this happens, the steering rack housing can break. A broken steeri",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 26V590 (48LG, 48VT): loss of steering control from bolt failure, 208,724 vehicles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v590/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}