Volkswagen · Recall 25V100000
Volkswagen Recall 25V100000: Other safety defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The engine cover may have been improperly installed after vehicle service, allowing it to come loose and contact hot engine surfaces.
Recall 25V100000 at a glance
| NHTSA campaign number | 25V100000 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Vehicles affected | ATLAS, ATLAS CROSS SPORT |
| Model years | 2024–2025 |
| Vehicles potentially affected | 177,493 |
| Reported to NHTSA | February 17, 2025 |
What can go wrong
A loose engine cover that contacts hot surfaces in the engine compartment can melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix — and whether it has actually arrived
Dealers will remove the engine cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 10X5.
If the remedy is not available yet, or your dealer cannot tell you when the parts will arrive, ask for that in writing. A manufacturer that cannot repair your vehicle within a reasonable time is a manufacturer with a lemon law problem.
Your rights
Could this recall support a California lemon law claim?
It depends less on the recall than on what happened afterwards.
California's Lemon Law asks whether a substantial defect — one that impairs the vehicle's use, value or safety — survived a reasonable number of repair attempts, or kept the vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days. A recall is the manufacturer's admission that a defect exists. What matters next is whether the remedy actually worked, and how long you waited for it.
It is also worth looking at the whole vehicle rather than this one campaign. Owners often come to us about a single recall and discover that the real claim is the repair history sitting behind it.
A recall is not automatically a lemon. It is the manufacturer admitting a defect and offering to fix it free — that is the system working. A lemon law claim arises when the fix fails, the fix never comes, or the defect has already taken the use of your vehicle away from you.
What to do now
Check whether your Volkswagen needs this recall
Not every Volkswagen is affected by 25V100000. Enter your 17-digit VIN in NHTSA's free federal database to see whether this recall — and any others — are open on your exact vehicle.
Look up your VIN at NHTSA.govRecall 25V100000 — common questions
What is 25V100000?
25V100000 is a safety recall issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on February 17, 2025. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The engine cover may have been improperly installed after vehicle service, allowing it to come loose and contact hot engine surfaces.
Is my Volkswagen included in recall 25V100000?
Not every Volkswagen is affected. The recall covers 2024–2025 ATLAS, ATLAS CROSS SPORT, but inclusion depends on the specific VIN. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm whether your exact vehicle is covered.
Does recall 25V100000 make my Volkswagen a lemon?
Depends. The recall itself is rarely the claim — the failed repair, the delay, or the rest of the repair history usually is.
What does it cost to have a lemon law attorney look at this?
Nothing. Case reviews are free, and under California's Song-Beverly Act the manufacturer pays your attorney's fees on a successful claim. You keep your recovery.
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