{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 25V081 (38CX): 2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v081/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V081 (Volkswagen): A sudden loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 38CX.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model year 2025. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 12 February 2025. 19 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The transmission may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in a loss of drive power. 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: 38CX. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V081 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 sudden loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.” 25V081 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Power Train:Automatic Transmission 12 February 2025 2025-2025 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The transmission may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in a loss of drive power.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:27:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:27:52+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 25V081 (38CX): 2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v081/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}