Volkswagen Atlas 2018–2024 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin VOS-26-23 · NHTSA communication 11032221 · issued Apr 1, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2018–2024
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue with Airbag - J706 - Seat Occupant Detection System Control Module Basic Setting error message ODS5001E & ODS5003E.
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2021 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2022 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2023 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2024 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.