The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Atlas FL and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The long fuel injectors may have been assembled without filters.
The risk
Long fuel injectors with missing filters may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the long fuel injectors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 20, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24iD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2021, 2022 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2021, 2022 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2021 | 480 | 17 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2022 | 184 | 7 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2021 | 165 | 14 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2022 | 75 | 7 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2022
25 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 22V925000 14 Dec 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V908000 8 Dec 2022 | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| 22V872000 23 Nov 2022 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 22V862000 21 Nov 2022 | Genuine Scooters, LLC |
| 22V859000 18 Nov 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V837000 11 Nov 2022 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 22V787000 20 Oct 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V769000 13 Oct 2022 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022