2026 Volkswagen Atlas

These recalls apply to the make, model, and year of your car – and should be fixed as soon as possible.

1 Recalls for 2026 Volkswagen Atlas

Recall Date Component Summary
2025-03-12 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2026 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4 vehicles. The incorrect wheel bolts may have been installed during vehicle manufacturing.

Remedy:

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been repaired. Dealers will inspect and replace the wheel bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen’s number for this recall is 44BW. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 5, 2025.

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Manufacturers tell dealers about repairs for on your car. But they won’t tell you – unless you know to ask. Knowledge is power.

40 Service Alerts for 2026 Volkswagen Atlas

Date Description
2025-12-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states transmission error on dash/unable to move shifter out of park; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states dynamic road sign

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2025-12-04 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states transmission error on dash/unable to move shifter out of park; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer sta

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2025-12-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer sta

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2025-12-17 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

Update programming for front assist.

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2025-12-03 SUSPENSION

Alignment Submission Form

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2025-12-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Battery Check Process before replacement

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2025-12-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Diagnosis for Excessive Current Draw.

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2025-12-04 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Installation of a Foam Strip to prevent wind or whistle noise when driving.

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2025-11-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer sta

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2025-11-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A “How To” activate Car Net® 2.0 – Emergency Call Module and Communication Unit -J949-Vehicle is Offline (Not Connected)

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2025-11-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Replace Door Lock and Cap.

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2025-11-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

PDI Instruction

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2025-11-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on, fault P2080 present; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer sta

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2025-11-06 SERVICE BRAKES

Warranty Instruction and guidance

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2025-11-04 SERVICE BRAKES

Identify and resurfacing brake rotors.

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2025-11-05 SERVICE BRAKES

How to handle brake noise or pulsation during Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI)

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2025-11-03 SERVICE BRAKES

Alignment sheet submission.

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2025-11-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Battery Check Process before replacement

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2025-10-17 ENGINE

Coolant Bleed Procedure

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2025-10-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Customer states various error messages on the cluster; Customer states A/C Inop, no cooling; Customer states win

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2025-10-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Coolant leak from the cylinder head gasket, low coolant level, visible coolant leak, coolant warning message in

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2025-10-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states MIL-on; Coolant leak from the cylinder head gasket, low coolant level, visible coolant leak, coolant warning message in

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2025-10-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Customer states MIL-on, P0456, P0442, or P04F0 stored in ECM memory; Customer states Electrical System Error Message, U04A1 [42304], U04A5 [42336], and/or U04A9 [42444] stored in DA:008C; Customer states v

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2025-10-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

GFF Requirements regardless of concern plus System flush requirement

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2025-10-14 POWER TRAIN

Cautions about using aftermarket transmission flush machines and aftermarket transmission fluids.

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2025-10-09 POWER TRAIN

Diagnosing Manual Transmission Noise

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2025-10-14 ENGINE

G12Evo can now be mixed with previous coolants.

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2025-10-09 ENGINE

How to measure engine oil consumption.

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2025-10-08 ENGINE

Proper engine oil level before leaving the factory.

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2025-10-23 ENGINE

Excess flashing left behind during the intake manifold injection molding process

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2025-10-14 ENGINE

EVAP and Leak Detection Pump replacement components.

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2025-10-06 ENGINE

A list of suggested fuel stations

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2025-10-14 ENGINE

Engine misfire diagnostic aid.

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2025-10-06 ENGINE

Fuel Additive to prevent sporatic misfire

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2025-10-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

If all keys are lost or missing the Vehicle Electrical System Control Module -J519- must be replaced.

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2025-09-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Image processing hardware integrated inside the 00A5 Driver Assistance Systems Front Camera (-R242-) resets temporarily causing the error “Lane Assist not available” to appear in the MFI until the Driver Assistance Systems Front Camera -R24

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2025-09-17 POWER TRAIN

Oil Leak diagnosis

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2025-09-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

How to activate camera before delivery

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2025-09-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

How to activate camera before delivery

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2025-09-11 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Fuel Pressure Testing

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