The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The risk
A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the infotainment software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DV.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Arteon | 2021 | 14 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2021 | 480 | 17 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2022 | 184 | 7 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2021 | 165 | 14 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2022 | 75 | 7 |
| Volkswagen GLI | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2021 | 69 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2022 | 43 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Taos | 2022 | 322 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2021 | 144 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2022 | 272 | 5 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2022
32 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the back over prevention; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 22V947000 22 Dec 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V868000 23 Nov 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V867000 23 Nov 2022 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 22V825000 3 Nov 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V823000 2 Nov 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V804000 26 Oct 2022 | Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini) |
| 22V772000 13 Oct 2022 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 22V764000 12 Oct 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
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