NHTSA Campaign 23V215000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
NHTSA campaign 23V215000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 23V215000 with NHTSA on March 29, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 23V215000, NHTSA lists up to 143,053 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 23V215000 were scheduled from March 22, 2024, 359 days after the report.
23V215000 covers 2 models from Volkswagen, model years 2018–2021.
Owners of the model years 23V215000 covers have filed at least 272 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V215000 vehicles, the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas has the most (141).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V215000 ranks 34 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 23V215000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 23V215000 was 22V945000, reported on December 21, 2022.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported March 29, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V215000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V215000, 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 29, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted