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(Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. Certain bolts on the chassis, brake system and/or suspension (such as bolts for certain  cross member, engine mount, control arm, subframe, rear brake carrier, etc.) of affected vehicles may not have been correctly tightened during the manufacturing process.","consequence":"A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42HX.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"42HX","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V464000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2024-06-20","owner_notified":"2024-09-30","units":271330,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and wiring harness, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on September 30, 2024.  Owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, on October 18, 2024, December 10, 2024, December 20, 2024, and January 17, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69PZ.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69PZ","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V807000","component":"SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-10-26","owner_notified":"2022-11-22","units":33,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Volkswagen Atlas FL and 2022-2023 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  The driver-side rear trailing arm bolts may not have been tightened properly, allowing them to loosen and fall out.","consequence":"Unsecured bolts may cause the trailing arm to fracture, resulting in a sudden loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the driver side rear trailing arm bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 25, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42M2.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"42M2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V753000","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-10-07","owner_notified":"2022-11-08","units":76515,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Audi Q5 Sportback, Q5, 2022-2023 Volkswagen Atlas FL, and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  The engine connecting rod bearings may become damaged, which can result in engine failure.","consequence":"A damaged engine can result in engine failure and a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.  If the engine failure causes an oil leak, it can increase the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace an affected engine, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 13i4 (VW) and 13i5 (Audi).","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"VW: 13i4, Audi: 13i5","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V718000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-09-26","owner_notified":"2022-11-22","units":555,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 model year Atlas FL and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.  Certain brake lines may leak at the threaded connections.","consequence":"A brake fluid leak may increase the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the affected brake lines, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on November 23, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 47T2.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"47T2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V152000","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-03-28","owner_notified":"2022-06-22","units":222892,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Atlas, 2020-2023 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021-2023 Atlas FL vehicles.  The door wiring harness electrical contacts may corrode, disrupting the electrical connection and delaying the deployment of the driver or passenger front side air bag during a side impact crash.","consequence":"A delayed air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will secure and, as necessary, replace any the front door wiring harnesses showing a fault code, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97GF.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"97GF","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":6,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":45,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":148,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":6,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",41],["Electrical System",35],["Air Bags",27],["Unspecified",26],["Fuel/Propulsion System",19],["Service Brakes",18]],"by_year":{"2022":1,"2023":26,"2024":51,"2025":31,"2026":39},"excerpts":[["2026-07-20","Exterior Lighting","The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The contact stated that while seated inside the parked vehicle, the contact became aware of a reflection and exited the vehicle and discovered that the daytime running lights were inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was \u2026"],["2026-07-20","Engine","After noticing an oil leak and blue smoke in my 23 VW atlas, I took it to my local dealership in Tupelo, MS. I realized there was an open recall for the PCV Valve / Oil separator under code 10LP. However, the bad PCV valve also caused the timing chain cover to go bad. The dealership called me back and said VW would not\u2026"],["2025-09-17","Service Brakes","Our VW Atlas Cross Sport 2023 was involved in an accident on August 3, 2025 where the Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning did not work. Firstly, we reported issues with our brakes several times and took the vehicle to Rick Case VW in Weston/Davie more than once to rectify this problem. However, th\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE23017","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","opened":"2023-09-28","closed":"2024-12-18","campaign":"","subject":"Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking","summary":"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 sudden vehicle deceleration. Volkswagen indicated that it is aware of a total of 292 reports that may relate to the alleged defect in MY 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles.Volkswagen stated that some customers possibly had an inadequate understanding of Front Assist and its limitat"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.159,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.151,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.136,"seats":null,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.169,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":69,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":23,"ncap":5,"complaints":148},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}