NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Volkswagen Atlas Recalls
The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas has 17 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 17
- Owner complaints
- 466
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
17 recalls on the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Steering
- Campaign
- 26V590000
- Reported
- September 11, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,724
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Atlas, 2 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 23V215000
- Reported
- March 29, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,053
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Atlas, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 22V086000
- Reported
- February 16, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,648
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Atlas, 1 other model
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 21V321000
- Reported
- May 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Tires: sidewall
- Campaign
- 21V142000
- Reported
- March 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,535
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Atlas
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 20V561000
- Reported
- September 16, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 20V057000
- Reported
- January 31, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 19V389000
- Reported
- May 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 662,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Atlas, 1 other model
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 18V904000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Atlas, 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 18V824000
- Reported
- November 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 73,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Atlas, 2 other models
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 18V537000
- Reported
- August 20, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,685
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V536000
- Reported
- August 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,416
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 18V380000
- Reported
- June 7, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V375000
- Reported
- June 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 821
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V369000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 18V284000
- Reported
- May 2, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 278
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 17V766000
- Reported
- November 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
2018 Volkswagen Atlas complaints by year
NHTSA has received 466 owner complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, the newest on October 4, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the engine (21%).
1 of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas's 17 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 Volkswagen Atlas owners gave the mileage (219 complaints), the median was 15,741 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System111
- Air Bags100
- Engine100
- Service Brakes74
- Unknown Or Other72
- Fuel/Propulsion System32
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 93 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 31 | |
| 2026 | 27 |
Complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 93. 50% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Atlas year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 466 complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Atlas by model year
Other 2018 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted