Volkswagen 2023-03-29 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-23V215000
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Recall
Issued March 29, 2023 · Volkswagen
In March 2023, Volkswagen recalled the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2021 Volkswagen Atlas only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Volkswagen to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 22, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69FB.
Recall details
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- March 29, 2023
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-23V215000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Volkswagen has 87 recalls in our database, including 4 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 209th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2023.