NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Volkswagen Atlas Recalls
The 2019 Volkswagen Atlas has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Volkswagen Atlas. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 483
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
Steering
- Campaign
- 26V590000
- Reported
- September 11, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,724
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Atlas, 2 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 23V671000
- Reported
- October 4, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
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 2018, 2020–2021 Atlas, 1 other model
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 22V815000
- Reported
- October 31, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 296,044
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Atlas, 9 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 22V152000
- Reported
- March 28, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 222,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2023 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 2018, 2020–2021 Atlas, 1 other model
Tires: sidewall
- Campaign
- 21V142000
- Reported
- March 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,535
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Atlas
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 19V614000
- Reported
- August 21, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 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 2018 Atlas, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 19V218000
- Reported
- March 20, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 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 2018 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 2018 Atlas, 2 other models
2019 Volkswagen Atlas complaints by year
NHTSA has received 483 owner complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, the component group named most often is the air bags (29%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the service brakes (16%).
4 of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2019 Volkswagen Atlas owners gave the mileage (140 complaints), the median was 10,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags141
- Electrical System76
- Service Brakes76
- Forward Collision Avoidance72
- Unknown Or Other61
- Engine60
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 52 | |
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 52 | |
| 2026 | 47 |
Complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 124. 41% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Atlas year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Atlas years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 483 complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Atlas by model year
Other 2019 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted