Volkswagen recalled 246,000 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs within the U.S. and Canada due to a wiring difficulty that would trigger issues with the airbags, home windows and brakes of the automobiles.
Harm to the wiring of the automobiles may lead to airbags deploying “later than designed,” which may result in damage of individuals within the car, based on a report from the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration.
The wiring difficulty may additionally trigger different issues within the automobiles, together with the car’s home windows rolling down on their very own and its digital parking brake inadvertently partaking at low speeds.
Presently, the corporate doesn’t have a repair for the problem, based on the report, nonetheless Volkswagen will supply a reimbursement program for recalled autos.
The recall consists of the 2019 via 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, in addition to the 2020 via 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 carry of their SUVs for restore.
Within the meantime, homeowners can test the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration’s web site to see if their automobiles are included within the recall by looking out their car identification quantity, or VIN.