Adding trailer brake controller vw atlas or cross sport 2018-2021

installing electric brake controller and trailer socket 2018-2021 Atlas and cross sport.
link to brake controller adapter
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[@aaronappleby2476]

It took me forever to find a good video on this install. You nailed it! After watching your video, it took me about 30 minutes and saved me about $200 in labor of having someone else do it. Bravo! 👏🏾

[@peterhudgin8621]

Thanks a ton for you excellent video. Just finished following your exact steps on a 2023 Atlas Cross Sport already equipped with a 7 pin tow package. Added a Curt brake controller and wiring harness and it was a breeze! Good job on the video.

[@kennethhare6370]

Great video. This helped me immensely. It was straight forward and easy to follow.

[@markherbert1524]

Installed the Pollak 7-pin plug in less than 5 minutes. Got it on Amazon for under $12.00.

[@ar15gator]

EXCELLENT💯 Thank You for sharing, Real Nice!

[@rbaday]

Thanks for this video! We have a 2021 VW Atlas V6 and went to pickup our RV yesterday but they couldn't find where to plug in the brake controller.

[@thefricklife7288]

awesome we pull ours does pretty good pulling I just wish the fuel tank was a little larger to hold more fuel.if you ever have any questions about the atlas. hit me up ill help as much as I can

[@rbaday]

The manual doesn't have much info on towing and the RV dealer was concerned with the vagueness of it. Have you heard any concerns from VW about towing?

[@thefricklife7288]

I honestly haven't seen any info on towing. but we have pulled our camper a couple hundred miles.we are using a curt weight distribution hitch with sway control.we are planning a trip out westwas gonna be this year but we are thinking of pushing it off till next year.

[@thefricklife7288]

@@rbaday There are some people in a atlas forum that have been towing since they came out in 2018. if any of that info will help. www.vwatlasforum.com/threads/towing-experience.2839/

[@rbaday]

Is your vehicle a 2021?

[@sharpyoufigured.946]

Nice professional install.

[@ismaelosman9848]

thank you and again thank you , this is a great video . i have a vw atlas cross sport execline 2020 . we have buy a wiinibaggo minnie 1808 fbs . the rv sealer ask 700 $ to instal a brake controller and the towing plug

[@thefricklife7288]

www.ebay.com/itm/VW-Atlas-Plug-and-Play-CURT-Trailer-Brake-Control-Harness-/284153018909?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

[@thefricklife7288]

this was the adapter harness I used with a curt brake controller

[@oleksandrsvetlytskyi3637]

Thanks!! 🙌

[@ROBERTLUCIAn]

I think you're wrong by saying that having the tow package means you have the quick plug behind the trim. The plug is there regardless of tow package or not.

[@thefricklife7288]

in newer models they started putting the plug in all of them but if you don't have the tow package you will also need to install a tow module.

[@marksav7230]

So helpful! Thank you

[@onesearcher100]

I just bought a 2021 Atlas cross sport V6, SEL Premium and when i ask the dealer if i needed to have a brake controller installed they told me no. They said this vehicle's tow package can sense the trailer and somehow activate the electric brakes

[@thefricklife7288]

I haven't ever heard that before I don't think vw would place wires for the brake controller up behind the a pillar if the car could self adjust the electric brakes I could be wrong but haven't ever heard of such

[@johngrasso7452]

Great information, many thanks.

[@shomikpathak]

good stuff man, i was looking for this. Did you consider using the curt bluetooth brake controller instead?

[@thefricklife7288]

never really looked into those

[@yongzeng136]

Hello. It is a great demo video. Thank you! I also have the harness issue same as others. I got TEKONSHA 90160 brake controller coming with harness 3072-P but connector doesn't fit to Atlas wiring end. Could you please help me out to get right one? Great thanks.

[@thefricklife7288]

so this is the one I used for a curt controller not sure if the controller side of this woupd fit your controller but the vehicle side fits the atlas. www.ebay.com/itm/185198561811?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=YdsIxtgxTqK&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=e88zbH95Q5W&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@yongzeng136]

Yup, mine is TEKONSHA. Your harness probably doesn’t fit with TEKONSHA controller. Anyway, thank you!

[@unkletravelingmatt]

Late to the party, my '18 Atlas required a 51528 (ran into the same issue with the 51522 (the box indicates it's for the Audi SUVs). Curt told me 51522. eTrailer told me 51528... eTrailer was right. Got it hooked up and calibrated. Pulling a 3500 lb Keystone single axle. Triflex is clicking while I'm driving... kinda feels like driving with the e-brake partially engaged. Anyone else have this issue?

[@thefricklife7288]

yeah seems like there was a issue I ordered mine from ebay it wasn't a name brand but matched up to my plug

[@unkletravelingmatt]

@@thefricklife7288 you're towing a similar trailer to mine, does your Triflex intermittently click quickly and display a number (typically between 3.0 and 4.5)? Sometimes while accelerating, sometimes when coasting at speed above 30 mph... my friend followed me in his vehicle and confirmed that the brake lights on the trailer aren't coming while the clicks are happening on but there's no way of knowing if the trailer brakes are engaging during the clicking I'm experiencing. Thanks for the video btw... was a big help!

[@thefricklife7288]

@@unkletravelingmatt no mine stays blank with a single dot while driving I believe there is a way to calibrate it also is you maybe angled up ?

[@unkletravelingmatt]

@@thefricklife7288 got it calibrated pretty easily at the dealership, braking with the trailer is fairly smooth, no surges or sensation of being pushed by the trailer. Triflex is mounted pretty much at a flat 90°. It'll display the single dot while driving and then out of nowhere, clicking and flashing numbers on the readout. I'm going to take the kick panel apart, disconnect and plug everything back in, recalibrate and see if it's still present or if it goes away.

[@jamesstreutker8514]

Does this installation then provide a charge wire to charge the camper batteries also?

[@thefricklife7288]

if your atlas has the factory tow package it has the wire to charge the rv battery

[@markdbonds]

This video was super helpful! But, I'm having trouble with the wiring harness. I purchased the same controller (CURT 51140 TriFlex) on Amazon along with the Curt 51522 wiring harness that you reverenced. But the harness does NOT fit my 2019 Atlas. The connector on the harness is larger than the one on the vehicle. The packaging that came with my 51522 harness lists compatibility with only Audi vehicles up to 2017. No mention of the Atlas. Any ideas?

[@thefricklife7288]

there have been several people getting the adapter harness and they are incorrect for some reason ill search the links again

[@markdbonds]

@@thefricklife7288 Thanks! I took another close look at your video and confirmed that the connector in your Atlas is identical to the one in mine. So, the issue seems to be with the wiring harness.

[@thefricklife7288]

@@markdbonds im wondering if curt has a issue with the adapter because the 51522 even in there photos look correct

[@thefricklife7288]

@@markdbonds if you want you can email me pictures of the harness you received I can try to figure out what happened and maybe help you get it fixed my email is [e-mail]

[@markdbonds]

@@thefricklife7288 I emailed you a couple of pictures yesterday.

[@tannerfred34]

Is there an alternate part number for the adapter? I’m having the same issue of the adapter (51522) being too big to fit the atlas plug in

[@thefricklife7288]

www.ebay.com/itm/VW-Atlas-Plug-and-Play-CURT-Trailer-Brake-Control-Harness-/284153018909?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

[@thefricklife7288]

sorry didn't get the notification I bought mine on ebay it was this one

[@TJHornbeck]

could you send the link to the adapter harness you used?

[@thefricklife7288]

www.ebay.com/itm/CURT-51522-Brake-Control-Adapter-Harness-Fits-07-20-Atlas-Q5-Q7-SQ5-/254814738371?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

[@TJHornbeck]

@@thefricklife7288 thank you!

[@tylermuxworthy6911]

I ordered that adapter and it didn't fit. I have a 2021 SELP. Any ideas if you have a different year or set up?

[@thefricklife7288]

@@tylermuxworthy6911 not sure what the difference would be the brake controller wiring is the same on 2021as it was on 2019 maybe they sent the wrong harness. here is another link on Amazon. this has they correct plug on the body side but the other end is going to depend on the type of brake controller you have www.amazon.com/dp/B07GBT9Y1P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_J6Z0SF0WXXKWQSPJQTYJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[@TJHornbeck]

@@tylermuxworthy6911 same thing happened with me. I have the 2021.5 cross sport. I think they did change the plug in the latest cars. I ended up just splicing it in myself. It was super easy.