{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 19V218 (69Y8): 2019 Atlas and 2020 Passat",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v218/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V218 (Volkswagen): In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Passat, model years 2019 to 2020. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 March 2019. 3 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Atlas and 2020 Passat vehicles. An incorrect driver and/or front passenger side impact air bag may have been installed. 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: 69Y8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V218 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: “In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury.” 19V218 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Side/Window 20 March 2019 2019-2020 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury. Volkswagen has inspected and replaced the side air bags, free of charge. The recall w",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:30:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:48:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 19V218 (69Y8): 2019 Atlas and 2020 Passat\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v218/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}