Vehicle recall 23V215000 · March 29, 2023
Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport
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.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy
- 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.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 23V215000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 29, 2023
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 69FB
- Owner notification
- March 22, 2024
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 143,053
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification › Front passenger
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Atlas (2018-2021): 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
- Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport (2020): 2020
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