NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 20, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 165
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2021 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 2020, 2022–2024 Atlas Cross Sport, 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 Atlas Cross Sport, 9 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V514000
- Reported
- July 20, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,091
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Atlas Cross Sport, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors
- Campaign
- 22V245000
- Reported
- April 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,382
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 22V152000
- Reported
- March 28, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 222,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020 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 2020 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 21V812000
- Reported
- October 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids
- Campaign
- 21V616000
- Reported
- August 6, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Wheels: rim
- Campaign
- 21V132000
- Reported
- March 3, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering
- Campaign
- 21V026000
- Reported
- January 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,303
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V716000
- Reported
- November 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,048
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
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 2020 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 2020 Atlas Cross Sport, 1 other model
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 165 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, the newest on September 9, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the service brakes (22%).
1 of the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport's 14 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 13,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System54
- Air Bags37
- Service Brakes36
- Engine33
- Forward Collision Avoidance28
- Unknown Or Other25
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 22 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 66. 73% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 165 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted