Service bulletins for the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
821 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| VIN4APIN20200428 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked |
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| TT 97 20 01 SS1 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Voltage Drop Testing. Updated for picture clarity. |
| V941901201152115 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Updated to include additional models and model year applicability. |
| V2719022033978_8 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. Generator replacement, updated to include model years 2020 & 2021 |
| V0120022058272_2 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Improved ECM software to prevent erroneous fault codes. Update: Model Year 2019 removed for campaign action. |
| V0120012058261_4 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Improved catalytic converter and improved software implemented at Start of Production (SOP) MY20. 2019 applicability removed due to campaign action. Updated to correct metadata selection for Elsa-2-Go. |
| TT 97 20 01 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Voltage Drop Testing. |
| VIN4APIN20200413 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked |
| V001807203693517 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. By-pack instruction for PDI, include additional model year applicability. |
| VWALLMDLTRECHNS | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Tire Chain Information (for California dealers only) All Model Years. Information only for all other dealers. |
| VIN4APIN20200401 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. No Crank/No Start with P06EF and/or P06E9 Customer states MIL-on with P0463 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P04F0 P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P2440 Customer states MIL-on with U0284 Customer states MIL-on with P02CC, P02CE, P02D0, P02D2, P02D4, and P02D6 P02D7 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken No crank, no start Customer states both headlights are cracked Customer states fuel leak / Smell from engine area |
| V171901201285530 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Update to Volkswagen engine oil specification attachments. |
| SM 21-2020 | 2020-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| VOS-20-11 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles. |
| V001807203693516 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. By-pack instruction for PDI, include additional model year applicability. |
| V0120022058272_1 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Improved ECM software to prevent erroneous fault codes. |
| V0120012058261_2 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Moving DTC codes P0456, P2096, P2097, P2098, P2099 to Technical Bulletin 2058272. |
| TT 68 17 02 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Sun visor(s) are not in the correct position for normal vanity light operation. Update to include model year 2019 w/VIN range. |
| TT 57 10 11 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Additional Guided Functions programming assistance. Updated to include additional model year applicability. |
| TT 45 18 03 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Autonomous data event gathering |
| VOS-20-08 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated vehicles. |
| TT 90 20 01 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Tip to address coding |
| TT 66 20 01 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Trailer Module coding to address function concerns. |
| TT 20 09 01 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Update to existing tip for fuel quality checking. |
| TT 15 20 01 | 2020-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Timing chain reset adaptation. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.