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Volkswagen incorrect driver and/or front passenger side impact air bag may have been installed.

NHTSA campaign 19V-218 · Reported March 20, 2019 · 3 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Atlas and Passat
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3
REMEDY
Volkswagen has inspected and replaced the side air bags, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the air bags side/window. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

An incorrect driver and/or front passenger side impact air bag may have been installed.

WHY IT MATTERS

In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Volkswagen has inspected and replaced the side air bags, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-218.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2019Volkswagen Atlas
2020Volkswagen Passat

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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