# 2026 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `2255178` · 2026-10-09 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** ATLAS
- **Year:** 2026
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS
## Narrative
The contact owns a 2026 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while driving at slower speeds and making a right turn, with the child in the booster seat in the second-row middle bench seat, the seat closed unexpectedly. The contact’s daughter sustained injuries to the nose and facial bruising on the left cheek. Medical attention was not sought.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*