The defect
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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2024, 2025 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2024, 2025 |
Components: ENGINE
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 | 2024 | 175 | 8 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2025 | 50 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2024 | 101 | 8 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2025 | 24 | 5 |
Other engine recalls in 2025
8 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the engine; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 25V828000 1 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V793000 17 Nov 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V766000 6 Nov 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 25V628000 19 Sept 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V372000 3 Jun 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V345000 23 May 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V294000 7 May 2025 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025