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2013 AUDI A6 — EQUIPMENT

crash1 injured · 1001167 · 2013-08-12

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A6
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT
Miles at failure
150
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HAD A FRONTAL CRASH AS I WAS TRYING TO CLICK IN THE SAFETY BELT WHILE IN MOTION. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY HEAD WENT FORWARD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD INJURING MY FOREHEAD. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS A NEW CAR (115 MILES) AND NONE OF THE MULTIPLE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. TRIED TO HAVE AUDI EXPLAIN TO ME WHY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I GOT 2 NONSENSICAL REASONS (ONE SALESPERSON SUGGESTED THAT THEY DID NOT GO OFF BECAUSE THE SAFETY BELT WAS NOT ENGAGED, A CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE RELATED TO ME SOME MYSTERIOUS ANGLE - 30 DEGREES FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE CAR- WHERE AN IMPACT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AIR BAGS (!) . I WAS ALSO GIVEN A LECTURE REGARDING THE SAFETY OF AUDI CARS. I ASKED THEM TO TEST THE FRONT ACCELEROMETERS IN THE CRASHED CAR BUT THEY DID NOT SEE ANY POINT IN DOING IT. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS OF LAST YEAR A6 MODEL. IT SEEMS THAT THE SENSORS OF THE 2013 A6 I WAS DRIVING DO NOT FUNCTION RELIABLY AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10534829
Machine
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