25V434000
SERVICE BRAKES
A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS
5 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 171 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints171
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
24V464000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
22V753000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
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.
22V718000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A brake fluid leak may increase the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
22V152000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
A delayed air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 33ENGINE
- 25ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 22AIR BAGS
- 19UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 14SERVICE BRAKES
- 11EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 5FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLASs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.