Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Air Bags › Side/Window
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 28, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 222,892. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Atlas, 2020-2023 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021-2023 Atlas FL vehicles. The door wiring harness electrical contacts may corrode, disrupting the electrical connection and delaying the deployment of the driver or passenger front side air bag during a side impact crash.
The risk
A delayed air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will secure and, as necessary, replace any the front door wiring harnesses showing a fault code, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97GF.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Volkswagen Atlas | 142 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas | 185 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 78 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | 482 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 165 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 108 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 Volkswagen Atlas | 484 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 22V152000.
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