{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 21V892 (87H4): 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v892/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V892 (Volkswagen): A water leak may damage the air bag control module, causing an inadvertent air bag deployment and increasing the risk of inj...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 17 November 2021. 54,429 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 87H4. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V892 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “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.” 21V892 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System 17 November 2021 2020-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT A water leak may damage the air bag control module, causing an inadverte",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:09:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:15:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 21V892 (87H4): 2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v892/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}