Volkswagen recalled 246,000 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs within the U.S. and Canada due to a wiring situation that might trigger issues with the airbags, home windows and brakes of the automobiles.
Injury to the wiring of the automobiles might lead to airbags deploying “later than designed,” which might result in harm of individuals within the automobile, based on a report from the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
The wiring situation might additionally trigger different issues within the automobiles, together with the automobile’s home windows rolling down on their very own and its digital parking brake inadvertently participating at low speeds.
Presently, the corporate doesn’t have a repair for the difficulty, based on the report, nevertheless Volkswagen will provide a reimbursement program for recalled autos.
The recall contains the 2019 by way of 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, in addition to the 2020 by way of 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport.
Volkswagen will notify homeowners and sellers by mail on Could 10, 2022, if their autos are included within the recall. The corporate will even attain out once more when a repair is developed so homeowners can deliver of their SUVs for restore.
Within the meantime, homeowners can verify the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration’s web site to see if their automobiles are included within the recall by looking their automobile identification quantity, or VIN.