2018 Volkswagen Atlas defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingPreliminary Evaluation PE23017 · opened Sep 28, 2023 · closed Dec 18, 2024
On September 28, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE23017) to assess reports of inadvertent activation of the Front Assist automatic emergency braking (AEB) system in model year (MY) 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles.The reports alleged that activation of the AEB system…
- Fuel Injector LeakPreliminary Evaluation PE21008 · opened Mar 29, 2021 · closed Oct 3, 2022
On March 29, 2021, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE21-008 to investigate instances of fuel injectors leaking in the engine compartment in model year (MY) 2018 through 2020 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs. These vehicles are equipped with either a 3.6 or 2.0 liter engine. The subject inve…