{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 23V215 (69FB): 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v215/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V215 (Volkswagen): A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 69FB.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 29 March 2023. 143,053 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied. 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: 69FB. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V215 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 deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.” 23V215 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger 29 March 2023 2018-2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS, VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Dealers will replace the P",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:12:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:48:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 23V215 (69FB): 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v215/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}