2018–2021 Volkswagen Atlas, 2020–2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Recall: Reduced Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) label, reflecting the…

NHTSA campaign 22V086000 · Equipment · filed Feb 16, 2022 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

Manufacturer

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Mar 31, 2022

The defect

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."

The risk

Without the reduced GVWR label, the vehicle could be overloaded, leading to a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.

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The fix — what to do

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.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Volkswagen	Atlas	2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Volkswagen	Atlas Cross Sport	2020, 2021

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 22V086000 (manufacturer number 09D9). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.