{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V380 (69X1): 2018 Volkswagen Atlas",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v380/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V380 (Volkswagen): A damaged seat belt buckle can release unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 69X1.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 June 2018. 54,729 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswaen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles. The owner's manuals provided with the affected vehicles do not inform the customers about the child restraint size limitation/restrictions for the second row center seating position. As a result, the center and adjacent … 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: 69X1. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V380 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: “A damaged seat belt buckle can release unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.” 18V380 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seat Belts:Rear/Other:Buckle Assembly 7 June 2018 2018-2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS A damaged seat belt buckle can release unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and d",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V380 (69X1): 2018 Volkswagen Atlas\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v380/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}