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.
Injury to the wiring of the automobiles might lead to airbags deploying “later than designed,” which might result in damage of individuals within the car, in keeping with a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The wiring difficulty might 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.
At present, the corporate doesn’t have a repair for the difficulty, in keeping with the report, nevertheless Volkswagen will supply a reimbursement program for recalled automobiles.
The recall consists of the 2019 by way of 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, in addition to the 2020 by way of 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport.
Volkswagen will notify house owners and sellers by mail on Could 10, 2022, if their automobiles are included within the recall. The corporate can even attain out once more when a repair is developed so house owners can convey of their SUVs for restore.
Within the meantime, house owners can test the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration’s web site to see if their automobiles are included within the recall by looking their car identification quantity, or VIN.
