# NHTSA recall 20V057000

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: 20V057000
- Manufacturer's number: 69AL
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-01\-31
- Owners notified: 2020\-02\-21
- Component: AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 7

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018 Atlas vehicles.  The vehicles may be equipped with an  incorrectly manufactured air bag sensor, which can delay or disable air bag deployment when necessary.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash necessitating frontal air bag deployment, a delayed or disabled airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag crash sensor, free of charge.  The recall began February 21, 2020.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AL.


## 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 4, for 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7
- Reported remedied: 7 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS](/makes/volkswagen/atlas/2018/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [VOS\-26\-52](/bulletins/11038160.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [V6919012010479\_17](/bulletins/11034621.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-26\-23](/bulletins/11032221.md), 2026-05-05, Service bulletin
- [DC\_VW\_CF\_Airbag](/bulletins/11030826.md), 2026-04-06, Other
- [VOS 25 18](/bulletins/11014956.md), 2025-03-05, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-25\-05](/bulletins/11013856.md), 2025-02-06, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-24\-130](/bulletins/11011378.md), 2024-12-05, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-24\-106](/bulletins/11007401.md), 2024-09-06, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-24\-101](/bulletins/11005833.md), 2024-08-06, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-24\-83](/bulletins/11002880.md), 2024-07-02, 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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