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title: "VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT (2021) - Recall 21V892000 — NHTSA record 192852 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The air conditioning system drain tube"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-192852-volkswagen-atlas-cross-sport-2021-recall-21v892000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT (2021) - Recall 21V892000 — NHTSA record 192852

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Nov 17, 2021. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT (2021) - Recall 21V892000
- **Reason**: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The air conditioning system drain tube could be blocked, causing water to leak inside the vehicle near the air bag control module. A water leak may damage the air bag control module, causing an inadvertent air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 54429
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 192852

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V892000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Nov 17, 2021
- **Owner notification**: Jan 14, 2022
- **Record created**: Nov 18, 2021

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will repair the drain tube and replace the air bag control module, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 87H4.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V892000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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