{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 19V389 (94L9): 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v389/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V389 (Volkswagen): Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can be adjusted out of specification, reducing visibility and increasing the ris...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Passat, model years 2012 to 2020. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 May 2019. 662,185 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas vehicles. The blocking cap disabling the adjustment of the headlight's horizontal aim may not have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) … 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: 94L9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V389 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: “Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can be adjusted out of specification, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.” 19V389 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Exterior Lighting:Headlights 22 May 2019 2012-2020 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:36:33+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:09:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 19V389 (94L9): 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v389/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}