Volkswagen recall: Air bags
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A delayed air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Volkswagen Atlas 2019–2023
- Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 2020–2023
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 22V152000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 28, 2022
- Owners notified
- Jun 22, 2022
- Vehicles or items affected
- 222,892
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Side/window
- Maker's own recall number
- 97GF
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention Jul 22, 2026
- Volkswagen recall: Wheels Dec 3, 2025
- Volkswagen recall: Suspension Jun 30, 2025
- Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention May 21, 2025
- Volkswagen recall: Engine Feb 17, 2025
- Volkswagen recall: Power train Feb 12, 2025
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.