{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 20V505: Audi Q5, Audi SQ5, Volkswagen Atlas and 3 more (2020 to 2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v505/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V505 (Volkswagen): In the event of a rear-end crash, the backrest adjustment could break, possibly reducing the amount of occupant restraint, t...",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, Audi Sq5, Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Tiguan, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 August 2020. 5,376 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen ) is recalling certain 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, Jetta, Jetta GLI and Tiguan and Audi Q5 and SQ5 and 2021 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles. Parts of the front seat frame and backrest adjuster may not have been welded properly. 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 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 the event of a rear-end crash, the backrest adjustment could break, possibly reducing the amount of occupant restraint, thus increasing risk of injury.” 20V505 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seats 26 August 2020 2020-2021 AUDI Q5, AUDI SQ5, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN In the event of a rear-end crash, the backrest adjustment could break, possibly reducing the amount of occupant restraint, thus increasing risk of injury. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspec",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:19:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:12:43+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 20V505: Audi Q5, Audi SQ5, Volkswagen Atlas and 3 more (2020 to 2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v505/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}