NHTSA recall 18V537000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 18V537000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 87F9 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-08-20 |
| Owners notified | 2018-09-14 |
| Component | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 9685 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 9685 |
| Reported remedied | 9044 (93%) |
| Reported unreachable | 4 |
| Reported removed | 4 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles. During production, the air conditioning system drain tube may have been twisted, causing water to drain into the air bag control module.
What can happen
The wet air bag control module may result in an unintentional deployment of the air bags, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air conditioning drain tube, and if it is twisted, the drain tube and air bag control module will be replaced, free of charge. Some of the affected vehicles have had their drain tube previously replaced but did not receive a new air bag control module; the airbag control module will be replaced in these vehicles. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 87F9.
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.
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2016-11-17 to 2017-08-18. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 87F9 Parts Notif | 2018-12-03. Service bulletin. 87F9 parts notification |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.