These latches are needed so that the second-row seats can be folded down for occupants to access seats in the third row. The vehicle also has three sets of LATCH connectors for the car seats situated in the second row. The Atlas has three rows of seating that can accommodate up to seven people. Over 80,000 Atlas vehicles were sold in 2019 alone. First released in 2018, Volkswagen has marketed the Atlas as a “boldly designed midsize SUV that’s mom-and-dad-friendly, not mom-and-pop-looking.” These are the first American-made sport-utility vehicles produced by Volkswagen, manufactured alongside the Volkswagen Passat at the auto giant’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Volkswagen Atlas is a sports utility vehicle that was designed to compete with SUVs from other automakers such as the Ford Explorer and the Toyota Highlander. Parents have reported that their children were injured after their second-row seats lurched forward and slammed them into the front passenger seat, resulting in abrasions and other injuries to the face. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has logged numerous complaints from Atlas owners whose children were injured after the second-row seats folded over while driving. The suit also insists that the seat latch defect in the Volkswagen Atlas is particularly dangerous for young children and infants. Additionally, three plaintiffs in the suit accuse dealers of refusing to repair their seats outright.īecause of this, plaintiffs accuse Volkswagen of “fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of implied warranties, violations of consumer fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices statutes.” Despite Volkswagen’s apparent knowledge of the problem, the company has ultimately failed to both remedy these safety concerns and make them publicly known to consumers.
Plaintiffs say that the automaker failed to institute recalls or cover the costs of repair under express warranties, instead placing those costs directly onto consumers.
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The class action suit asserts that the seat latches should last the lifetime of the vehicle and that the owner’s manuals of the Volkswagen Atlas make no mention of the latches requiring maintenance, thus, Volkswagen made no mention to consumers of the potential issues with these components. Plaintiffs say that the automaker intentionally concealed its knowledge of the faulty design of these seat latches. This alleged seat latch defect affects 2018-2021 Volkswagen Atlas models. Volkswagen Atlas Second-Row Seat Latch Class Action LawsuitĪ class action lawsuit filed in October 2021 against German automaker Volkswagen alleges that certain Volkswagen Atlas models contain a defect that causes the second-row seat to pull forward, placing passengers at risk of injury.
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