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2008 AUDI A3 — AIR BAGS

crash · 1135012 · 2014-11-28

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A3
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
85,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS COMING FROM WORK JUST HAD GOTTEN ON THE INTERSTATE . MY SPEED WAS 75 MILES A HOUR A DEAR HIT MY CAR THAT KNOCKED THE DEAR AROUND 20 FEET AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT . IT PUSHED THE RADIATOR INTO THE MOTOR AND ALL WAS PUSHED INTO THE FRONT TIRE. TORE THE MIRROR FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR DAMAGE ALL DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE . NO MORE HEADLIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALL WAS GONE . NOW THE QUESTION IS WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG WORK ? IT DIDN'T DEPLOY WITH THIS IMPACT SO WHAT HAS TO HAPPENED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO WORK ? ...UPDATED 12/11/14 *BF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10661231
Machine
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