{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V086 (09D9): 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v086/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V086 (Volkswagen): Without the reduced GVWR label, the vehicle could be overloaded, leading to a loss of control and increasing the risk of a c...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 February 2022. 3,648 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles equipped with accessory side steps. The reduced Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) label, reflecting the additional weight of the side steps, was not installed. As such, these vehicles fail to … 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: 09D9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V086 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: “Without the reduced GVWR label, the vehicle could be overloaded, leading to a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.” 22V086 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Equipment:Other:Labels 16 February 2022 2018-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT Without the reduced GVWR label, th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:23:14+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:43:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V086 (09D9): 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v086/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}