# 2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1081104` · 2014-06-30 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** EOS
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I BROUGHT A VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2007 AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I HIT A SPEEDBUMP. TOOK TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS I HAD PAY TO GET FIXED I DIDNOT FEEL THAT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED OR RECALL. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT MORNING AND I TOTAL MY CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS DRIVING ON WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING DONOT REMEMBER NOTHING. I HAD CHEST PAIN FOR OVER A MONTH. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY SEND A ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CAR BUT THE ENGINEER NEVER CONTACTED ME AS TO HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN. I READ HIS REPORT HE LIE SAYING IT WAS A WEAK BATTERY AS I SAID TOOK TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I ALSO TALK TO A MECHANIC THAT WORK ON CARS STATED THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED BUT IT DID. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME PURCHASING A VOLKSWAGEN AND I PAID CASH FOR 20,000 AND I AM OUT OF MY MONEY. THEY TREATED ME LIKE I WAS STUPID AND VERY RUDE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS ONE ELSE IN THE COMPANY I COULD TALK TO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS.  *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*