NHTSA Campaign 18V380000
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 18V380000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V380000 with NHTSA on June 7, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V380000, NHTSA lists up to 54,729 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 17, 2016 and June 14, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V380000 were scheduled from June 29, 2018, 22 days after the report.
18V380000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V380000 ranks 65 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V380000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 18V380000 was 16V955000, reported on December 29, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswaen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles. The owner's manuals provided with the affected vehicles do not inform the customers about the child restraint size limitation/restrictions for the second row center seating position. As a result, the center and adjacent outboard seat belt buckles on the second row can become damaged it a child seat base is installed that is wider than 12.6 inches.
- The risk
- A damaged seat belt buckle can release unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the center and left outboard seat belt buckles, and replace them if necessary, free of charge. Volkswagen will also provide an owner's manual supplement addressing child safety and child restraints. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69X1.
Reported June 7, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V380000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V380000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 7, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted