2020 Volkswagen Atlas: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas. The newest campaign is 23V215000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Mar 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 23V215000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 22, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69FB.
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
4 campaigns, newest first. 665,637 units in total.
- 23V215000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- 22V815000Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
- 22V152000Air Bags / Side/Window
- 22V086000Equipment / Other / Labels
23V215000Received . 143,053 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 22, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69FB.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69FB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V815000Received . 296,044 units.
Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi’s customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number AU:45J7,VW:45J6,45J8. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V152000Received . 222,892 units.
Air Bags / Side/Window
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
A delayed air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 97GF. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V086000Received . 3,648 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles equipped with accessory side steps. The reduced Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) label, reflecting the additional weight of the side steps, was not installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without the reduced GVWR label, the vehicle could be overloaded, leading to a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the reduced GVWR label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 09D9.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 09D9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
27 complaints, 51 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas
- All 2020 vehicles
| Component | 2020 Atlas | All 2020 vehicles | Atlas, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 215.7 | 135.8 | 158.3 | 11 |
| Air Bags | 156.9 | 24.7 | 121.9 | 8 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 137.3 | 66.1 | 97.5 | 7 |
| Steering | 98 | 41.3 | 30.2 | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 98 | 115.3 | 99.2 | 5 |
| Service Brakes | 78.4 | 46.4 | 113.5 | 4 |
| Engine | 58.8 | 134.9 | 120.6 | 3 |
| Power Train | 39.2 | 117.7 | 36.7 | 2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 39.2 | 40.4 | 46.5 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 19.6 | 23.4 | 16.6 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- 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
- 23 Jul 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE23017 | Preliminary evaluation | Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking | Forward Collision Avoidance / Automatic Emergency Braking | 28 Sep 2023 | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| PE21008 | Preliminary evaluation | Fuel Injector Leak | Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Injectors | 29 Mar 2021 | 3 Oct 2022 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2020 Volkswagen AtlasThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2020 Volkswagen Atlas: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/atlas/2020/. 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 2020 Volkswagen Atlas?
- 665,637 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Atlas have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Atlas, model years 2018 to 2026. 4 of them name the 2020 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas name most often?
- Electrical System: 11 of 51 component mentions, or 215.7 per 1,000. For all 2020 vehicles the figure is 135.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.