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2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The newest campaign is 26V473000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Jul 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Software. NHTSA has 23 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V473000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will update the rearview camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 28, 2026.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 407,290 units in total.

  • 26V473000Back Over Prevention / Software
  • 25V434000Suspension
  • 25V334000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
  • 25V100000Engine
  • 25V081000Power Train / Automatic Transmission

  1. 26V473000Received . 57,851 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling 2024-2026 Atlas Cross Sport and Atlas vehicles. The vehicles may experience a low-voltage electrical event that affects display screen functions. As a result, the rearview camera image may fail to display as intended.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the rearview camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 28, 2026.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91TV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 25V434000Received . 546 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 may not have been correctly tightened during the manufacturing process.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 42HX. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 25V334000Received . 171,381 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Atlas Cross Sport and Atlas vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera image to become distorted when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A distorted rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the camera control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91SB.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91QE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 25V100000Received . 177,493 units.

    Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The engine cover may have been improperly installed after vehicle service, allowing it to come loose and contact hot engine surfaces.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loose engine cover that contacts hot surfaces in the engine compartment can melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove the engine cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 10X5.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 10X5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 25V081000Received . 19 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The transmission may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in a loss of drive power.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A sudden loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the transmission, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 12, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38CX.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 38CX. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

23 complaints, 45 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System12
Unknown or Other7
Power Train7
Engine5
Forward Collision Avoidance4
Fuel/Propulsion System3
Back Over Prevention2
Service Brakes1
Seats1
Vehicle Speed Control1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2026, with 16 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 202011
  2. 202114
  3. 20227
  4. 20236
  5. 20248
  6. 20255
  7. 20262

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/atlas-cross-sport/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport?
407,290 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model years 2020 to 2026. 5 of them name the 2025 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport name most often?
Electrical System: 12 of 45 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.