# 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1186003` · 2015-05-27 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** BEETLE
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND MY FRONT BUMPER HIT A PARKED CAR,  AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND RENDERED ME UNCONSCIENCE  IT CAUSED $12,000 TO MY TEETH AND POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY AND 18 MONTHS AT A SPECIALIST DENTAL, HAD TO HAVE A BONE GRAPH AND STINT IN MY MOUTH, LIVER AND ABDOMINAL CONTUSION HAD TO PAY AN ATTORNEY $9,000 TO AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT ME IN COURT, I LOST MY JOB AND AM NOW ON  SSD
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*