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2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS — SEATS

1 injured · 2209302 · 2026-05-23

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
ATLAS
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SEATS
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Rear seat latch for the second row, which enables the seats to slide forward for passengers to enter the third row, does not latch correctly. Recent incident where child in car seat in the third row was thrown forward into the rear of the drivers seat (seatback) when the 2nd row seat latch mechanism suddenly released when applying light pressure to the brakes. Child was injured, suffered a laceration and bruising to his eye area.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11739668
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown