{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V375 (69W8 69W9): 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v375/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V375 (Volkswagen): If the air bag were to tear or unfold incorrectly during deployment, it can increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 June 2018. 821 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan vehicles. In the event of a crash, the passenger frontal air bag may tear or not properly unfold during deployment. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 69W8 69W9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V375 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the air bag were to tear or unfold incorrectly during deployment, it can increase the risk of injury.” 18V375 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 6 June 2018 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN If the air bag were to tear or unfold incorrectly during deployment, it can increase the risk of injury. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V375 (69W8 69W9): 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v375/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}