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Volkswagen Atlas · 2026

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V473000·2026-07-22

    2024–2026 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport Rearview Camera Software

    Volkswagen is recalling 2024–2026 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles due to a low-voltage electrical event that may cause the rearview camera display to fail, reducing rear visibility.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, ATLAS CROSS SPORT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V835000·2025-12-03

    2026 Volkswagen ID.4 and Atlas vehicles recalled for incorrect wheel bolts

    Volkswagen is recalling 27 vehicles with potentially incorrect wheel bolts that could detach during driving. Owners should not drive their vehicles until bolts are inspected and replaced by a dealer at no cost.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN ID.4, ATLAS, ATLAS CROSS SPORT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA24004 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • PE23017 Preliminary Evaluation · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • PE21008 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
  • DP19003 Defect Petition · engine
  • EA18003 Engineering Analysis · open · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • RQ17009 Recall Query · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2018 · engine 53 complaints, median 25,000 mi
  • 2021 · engine 45 complaints
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2024 · electrical 41 complaints
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2022 · electrical 38 complaints
  • 2019 · brakes 35 complaints, median 10,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

635 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5
  • 2025: 3.6/5 · 42 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.0/5 · 167 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.3/5 · 129 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.1/5 · 178 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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