# NHTSA recall 18V380000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V380000
- Manufacturer's number: 69X1
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-06\-07
- Owners notified: 2018\-06\-29
- Component: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 54729

## What is wrong

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 outboard seat belt buckles on the second row can become damaged it a child seat base is installed that is wider than 12.6 inches.


## What can happen

A damaged seat belt buckle can release unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the center and left outboard seat belt buckles, and replace them if necessary, free of charge.  Volkswagen will also provide an owner's manual supplement addressing child safety and child restraints.  The recall began June 29, 2018.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69X1.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 54729
- Reported remedied: 51405 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 33
- Reported removed: 3

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-11\-17 to 2018\-06\-14.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TT 69\-24\-01](/bulletins/11001503.md), 2024-06-11, Other
- [V691901201047915](/bulletins/10231584.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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