NHTSA complaint: 2008 AUDI A3 — AIR BAGS
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation