NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Recalls
The 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 20, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 107
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V464000
- Reported
- June 20, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,330
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
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 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 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, 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 2021–2023 Atlas Cross Sport, 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 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
- Campaign
- 21V892000
- Reported
- November 17, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,429
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Steering
- Campaign
- 21V026000
- Reported
- January 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,303
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Steering
- Campaign
- 20V712000
- Reported
- November 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 776
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Tires: sidewall
- Campaign
- 20V702000
- Reported
- November 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 760
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20V504000
- Reported
- August 26, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 20V505000
- Reported
- August 26, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 107 owner complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the service brakes (17%).
3 of the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 7,655 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System33
- Unknown Or Other24
- Air Bags23
- Service Brakes18
- Forward Collision Avoidance15
- Engine9
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 25. 49% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 107 complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport by model year
Other 2020 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted