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title: "VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS (2019) - Recall 23V215000 — NHTSA record 252814 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-252814-volkswagen-atlas-2019-recall-23v215000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS (2019) - Recall 23V215000 — NHTSA record 252814

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 29, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS (2019) - Recall 23V215000
- **Reason**: 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. A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 143053
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 252814

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V215000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS; model year 2019. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 29, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Mar 22, 2024
- **Record created**: Mar 30, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V215000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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