VW remembers 246,000 Atlas SUVs on account of challenge with airbags, brakes

Volkswagen recalled 246,000 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs within the U.S. and Canada due to a wiring challenge that would trigger issues with the airbags, home windows and brakes of the automobiles.

Harm to the wiring of the automobiles might end in airbags deploying “later than designed,” which might result in harm of individuals within the automobile, based on a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The wiring challenge 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 partaking at low speeds.

At present, the corporate doesn’t have a repair for the problem, based on the report, nonetheless Volkswagen will provide a reimbursement program for recalled autos.

The recall contains the 2019 via 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, in addition to the 2020 via 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport.

Volkswagen will notify house owners and sellers by mail on Might 10, 2022, if their autos are included within the recall. The corporate can even attain out once more when a repair is developed so house owners can carry of their SUVs for restore.

Within the meantime, house owners can examine 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.