The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Golf R, Golf GTI, 2024 Atlas, and 2024 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The rearview camera image may be delayed or deactivated after shifting into reverse. 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 with a delayed or deactivated image reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the infotainment system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2024, and July 16, 2024. Owners may contact VW customer service at 1-800-893-5298. VW's number for this recall is 91US.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2024 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2024 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
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 Atlas | 2024 | 175 | 8 |
| Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport | 2024 | 101 | 8 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2022 | 28 | 6 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2024 | 29 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2024 | 12 | 1 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2024
34 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the back over prevention; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 24V951000 20 Dec 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V944000 19 Dec 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V947000 19 Dec 2024 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 24V928000 12 Dec 2024 | Oshkosh Corporation |
| 24V892000 26 Nov 2024 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 24V879000 21 Nov 2024 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 24V875000 20 Nov 2024 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 24V858000 14 Nov 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024