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Volkswagen air conditioning system drain tube could be blocked, causing water to leak inside the vehicle near the air bag control module.

NHTSA campaign 21V-892 · Reported November 17, 2021 · 54,429 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport
VEHICLES AFFECTED
54,429
REMEDY
Dealers will repair the drain tube and replace the air bag control module, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the air bags air bag/restraint control module. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The air conditioning system drain tube could be blocked, causing water to leak inside the vehicle near the air bag control module.

WHY IT MATTERS

A water leak may damage the air bag control module, causing an inadvertent air bag deployment and increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will repair the drain tube and replace the air bag control module, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-892.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2021Volkswagen Atlas
2020–2021Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

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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