The 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport has 6 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 571,871 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES25V4340002025-06-30546 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (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…
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.
AIR BAGS24V4640002024-06-20271,330 affected
Defect
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…
SUSPENSION22V8070002022-10-2633 affected
Defect
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.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING22V7530002022-10-0776,515 affected
Defect
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…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC22V7180002022-09-26555 affected
Defect
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.
AIR BAGS22V1520002022-03-28222,892 affected
Defect
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…
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.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“The contact owns a 2023 volkswagen atlas cross sport. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v464000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…”
“The contact owns a 2023 volkswagen atlas cross sport. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:â 24v464000 (air bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.”
“The contact owns a 2023 volkswagen atlas cross sport. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v464000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…”
“The contact owns a 2023 volkswagen atlas cross sport. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v464000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a…”
“The contact owns a 2023 volkswagen atlas cross sport. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v464000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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