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2019 Volkswagen Atlas air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 141 complaints for the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
141 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
30,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2019 Volkswagen Atlas Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 30,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 30,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 79% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Windows roll down by themselves. Parking brake applies itself without warning. Multiple warning lights saying parking brake error, start stop error, hill assist error, window sensor code, and constant dinging. Hill assist will come on even when not on a hill jarring you at higher speeds. Airbags deployed late during no fault Accident. The flaws in the vehicle didn’t cause the car accident, yet it wasn’t protecting me as it should have, but could very well cause an accident with the abrupt stopping, for no reason.

June 2021 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V215000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Reported at 50,000 miles, June 2023

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