← NHTSA complaints

2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1018420 · 2013-10-29

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
BEETLE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
103,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS SITTING IN STANDSTILL TRAFFIC, BY MYSELF, WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AT FULL FREEWAY SPEED, FORCED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, RESULTING IN A DOMINO EFFECT AND A 6 CAR PILE UP. I SUSTAINED BOTH FRONT END AND BACK END DAMAGE, TOTALING MY CAR, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED (AGAIN, I WAS ALONE) THE DRIVERS SIDE ONE DID NOT, FORCING ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. I AM CURRENTLY UNDER A DOCTORS CARE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10549917
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown