 The Michigan News Network. I'm Ryan Recker. A wiring issue could cause passenger airbags to stop working in about 270,000 Volkswagens. Here's AutoBeat reporter Jeff Gilbert. Volkswagen is recalling certain 2020 through 24 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs. A wiring issue could cause a sensor to falsely detect a child in the front passenger seat and deactivate the airbag. When that issue happens, a vehicle does give an error message