NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen Atlas has 17 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 20, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- 480
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Volkswagen Atlas
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 2022–2024 Atlas, 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 2018–2020 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 2019–2020 Atlas, 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, 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, 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 2019–2020, 2022–2023 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 Atlas, 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 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 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 1 other model
Tires: sidewall
- Campaign
- 20V702000
- Reported
- November 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 760
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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
2021 Volkswagen Atlas complaints by year
NHTSA has received 480 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the service brakes (19%) and the engine (18%).
1 of the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas's 17 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Volkswagen Atlas owners gave the mileage (36 complaints), the median was 15,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System149
- Service Brakes93
- Engine86
- Unknown Or Other77
- Forward Collision Avoidance69
- Exterior Lighting68
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 132 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 83 | |
| 2026 | 97 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 132. 63% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Atlas year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 480 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Atlas by model year
Other 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted