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Volkswagen Atlas Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 47 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Atlas, across 8 model years from 2018 to 2025. The 2021 has the most (17); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (4).

No Volkswagen Atlas model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2021, is at 1.6×.

Model years
8

2018–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
47
Most recalls
2021

17 recalls

Owner complaints
2,017

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,017 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Atlas across 9 model years; the most, 483, concern the 2019.

Owners marked a crash on 38 of the Volkswagen Atlas complaints (2%) and a fire on 5.

Across all Volkswagen Atlas model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 492 complaints), then the engine (374).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Atlas in 2024: 367, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Atlas is air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Volkswagen Atlas recall, 26V590000, was reported on September 11, 2026 and concerns the steering.

Volkswagen Atlas years to avoid

The best-measured Volkswagen Atlas years are 2020 (0.1×), 2022 (0.6×) and 2019 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Volkswagen Atlas, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026011—not ranked
2025551—not ranked
20248175—not ranked
20235140—not ranked
20227184144
0.6×
202117480300
1.6×
202042714
0.1×
201912483197
1.0×
201817466232
1.2×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen Atlas years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Atlas

  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER8
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW6
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA5
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
  • STEERING4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
  • SERVICE BRAKES3
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE3
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL3
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS3

Volkswagen Atlas model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Volkswagen Atlas recall campaign (47)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volkswagen Atlas, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V590000September 11, 2026steering2018–2019crash208,724
26V473000July 22, 2026back over prevention: software2024–2025crash57,851
25V434000June 30, 2025service brakes2023–2025crash546
25V334000May 21, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2024–2025crash171,381
25V100000February 17, 2025engine2024–2025fire177,493
25V081000February 12, 2025power train: automatic transmission2025crash19
24V723000September 27, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2024crash1,591
24V480000June 27, 2024back over prevention: software2024crash and injury84,432
24V464000June 20, 2024air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2021–2024crash and injury271,330
23V671000October 4, 2023air bags: side/window: curtain2019crash and injury2
23V593000August 23, 2023engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2024crash and fire2,018
23V215000March 29, 2023air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2018–2021crash and injury143,053
22V815000October 31, 2022tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2019–2021crash296,044
22V807000October 26, 2022suspension: critical fasteners2022crash33
22V753000October 7, 2022engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2022–2023crash and fire76,515
22V718000September 26, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2023crash555
22V657000August 31, 2022trailer hitches2022crash3,184
22V514000July 20, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash43,091
22V245000April 13, 2022fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors2021–2022fire1,382
22V152000March 28, 2022air bags: side/window2019–2023injury222,892
22V086000February 16, 2022equipment: other: labels2018–2021crash3,648
21V892000November 17, 2021visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system2021crash and injury54,429
21V812000October 15, 2021wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2021crash30
21V616000August 6, 2021electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021fire33
21V321000May 5, 2021unknown or other2018crash, fire and injury46
21V142000March 5, 2021tires: sidewall2018–2019crash2,535
21V132000March 3, 2021wheels: rim2021crash128
21V026000January 27, 2021steering2021crash10,303
20V716000November 18, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021crash32,048
20V712000November 17, 2020steering2021crashdo not drive776
20V702000November 13, 2020tires: sidewall2021crash760
20V561000September 16, 2020unknown or other2018crash and injury23
20V504000August 26, 2020exterior lighting: headlights2021crash11
20V505000August 26, 2020seats2021crash and injury5,376
20V057000January 31, 2020air bags2018crash and injury7
19V614000August 21, 2019fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2019crash and fire6
19V389000May 22, 2019exterior lighting: headlights2018–2019crash662,185
19V218000March 20, 2019air bags: side/window2019crash and injury3
18V904000December 19, 2018suspension: rear: springs: coil springs2018–2019crash6,322
18V824000November 26, 2018electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2018–2019crash73,549
18V537000August 20, 2018air bags: air bag/restraint control module2018crash and injury9,685
18V536000August 15, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018crash8,416
18V380000June 7, 2018seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2018crash and injury54,729
18V375000June 6, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2018injury821
18V369000June 1, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018crashdo not drive10,225
18V284000May 2, 2018fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2018fire278
17V766000November 29, 2017fuel system, gasoline: storage2018fire58

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Atlas. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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