NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Volkswagen Atlas Recalls
The 2023 Volkswagen Atlas has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Volkswagen Atlas. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 140
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 25V434000
- Reported
- June 30, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 546
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2024–2025 Atlas, 2 other models
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 2021–2022, 2024 Atlas, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 22V753000
- Reported
- October 7, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,515
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Atlas, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 22V718000
- Reported
- September 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 555
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2019–2022 Atlas, 1 other model
2023 Volkswagen Atlas complaints by year
NHTSA has received 140 owner complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, the component group named most often is the engine (26%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the air bags (16%).
2 of the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2023 Volkswagen Atlas owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine37
- Electrical System36
- Unknown Or Other24
- Air Bags22
- Fuel/Propulsion System18
- Exterior Lighting15
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 29 | |
| 2026 | 47 |
Complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 47.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Volkswagen Atlas years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 140 complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Atlas by model year
Other 2023 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted