2024–2025 Volkswagen Atlas & 2024–2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
A loose engine cover that contacts hot surfaces in the engine compartment can melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V100000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 10X5
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 177,493
- Component
- ENGINE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-893-5298
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 7, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.