2021 Volkswagen Atlas

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 17 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 615 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 465 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 9 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 24V464000 2024-06-20

    Recall 24V464000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Atlas and 2020-2024 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 23V215000 2023-03-29

    Recall 23V215000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 22V815000 2022-10-31

    Recall 22V815000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in…

    Recorded model years: 2021

Showing 3 of 17 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 47 records exist for the Volkswagen Atlas where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11035763 2026-07-20

    V9123042071790_3

    MIB3 Recovery Solution

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 11035772 2026-07-15

    VOS-26-42

    This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery test(s) – No battery diagnosis - Inconclusive test result.

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 11035765 2026-07-14

    V9126042082628_2

    Over-the-Air Software Update Dealer Recovery Process

    Recorded model years: 2021

Showing 3 of 615 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 1,325 records exist for the Volkswagen Atlas where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • PE23017 2023-09-28

    Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking

    On September 28, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE23017) to assess reports of inadvertent activation of the Front Assist automatic emergency braking (AEB) system in model year (MY) 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles.The reports alleged that activation of the AEB system occurred while driving with no apparent obstruction in the vehicle's forward path, resulting in…

    Recorded model years: 2021

A further 3 records exist for the Volkswagen Atlas where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2024354 2024-06-19

    Transport Canada recall 2024354

    Issue: On certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: This problem would cause an error message to display on the instrument panel and a warning chime to sound. The airbag indicator light would also display "passenger airbag off".…

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 2022382 2022-07-20

    Transport Canada recall 2022382

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 2022182 2022-04-13

    Transport Canada recall 2022182

    Issue: On certain vehicles, the long fuel injectors may have been assembled without a filter element. As a result, fuel could leak into the engine compartment. Safety Risk: A fuel leak in the engine compartment can create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Volkswagen will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership…

    Recorded model years: 2021

Showing 3 of 9 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 31 records exist for the Volkswagen Atlas where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

465 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 8
  • reports mentioning a fire 1
  • reported injuries 11

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Electrical system144 (19.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2018–2021.
  • Brakes98 (13.0%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2018–2025.
  • Driver-assistance systems91 (12.1%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2021–2026.
  • Engine83 (11.0%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2022–2025.
  • Air bags (restraint system)64 (8.5%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 2018–2024.
  • Lights64 (8.5%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2018–2021.
  • Fuel system41 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2018–2022.
  • Body & structure21 (2.8%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2022.

Other / uncategorized: 76 classifications (10.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 1,951 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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