{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V218000","date":"2019-03-20","owner_notified":"2019-04-24","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Atlas and 2020 Passat vehicles.  An incorrect driver and/or front passenger side impact air bag may have been installed.","consequence":"In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Volkswagen has inspected and replaced the side air bags, free of charge.  The recall was completed in April 2019.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Y8.","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.","mfr_campaign":"69Y8","part_number":null,"units":3,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":1,"period_from":"2019-2","period_to":"2019-2","submitted":"2019-04-30","involved":3,"remedied":3,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":100,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2019,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"ATLAS","vehicle_id":"2019_volkswagen_atlas","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-10-31","built_to":"2019-02-12"},{"year":2020,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","vehicle_id":"2020_volkswagen_passat","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-10-31","built_to":"2018-10-31"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/19V218000"}