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NHTSA Campaign 22V152000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

NHTSA campaign 22V152000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 22V152000 with NHTSA on March 28, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 22V152000, NHTSA lists up to 222,892 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 22V152000 were scheduled from June 22, 2022, 86 days after the report.

22V152000 covers 2 models from Volkswagen, model years 2019–2023.

Owners of the model years 22V152000 covers have filed at least 276 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 22V152000 vehicles, the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas has the most (141).

By potentially affected vehicles, 22V152000 ranks 19 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 22V152000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 22V152000 was 21V492000, reported on June 30, 2021.

What this recall covers

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 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.

Reported March 28, 2022

Vehicles covered by 22V152000 (9)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V152000, 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: March 28, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted