Recall · 25V835000
Volkswagen Group of America recalled 3 models over wheels
Do not drive until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
27
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
December 3, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2026 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4 vehicles. The incorrect wheel bolts may have been installed during vehicle manufacturing.
- What it can cause
- Incorrect wheel bolts can allow a wheel to detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been repaired. Dealers will inspect and replace the wheel bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 44BW. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 5, 2025.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| VolkswagenAtlas | 2026 | 2026 |
| VolkswagenAtlas Cross Sport | 2026 | Not published here |
| VolkswagenID.4 | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 27 vehicles this is a small campaign: 84% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2025, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Volkswagen vehicles have been recalled over the wheels 3 times before this, most recently in October 2021 as 21V812000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 3 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 26V473000 (back over prevention).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. with NHTSA on December 3, 2025 as campaign 25V835000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2025-12-03.
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