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2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1221977 · 2015-09-23

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
15,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY NAME IS [XXX]. MY WIFE AND SON WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION BACK LAST YEAR ON MAY 02, 2014. WIFE WAS SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN IN ORDER TO TURN LEFT WHEN A CAR HEADING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION RAN A RED LIGHT SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO MY WIFE'S CAR WHICH WAS SITTING STILL AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THEN AIR BAGS IN THE CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. DUE TO THE IMPACT, WIFE'S HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO STEERING WHEEL GIVING HER A CONCUSSION AND BLACKING OUT AND GETTING HURT BADLY AND MY SON WAS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND JARRED AROUND PRETTY GOOD. I AM VERY UPSET AS HOW THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THEY DID NOT. IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE AIRBAGS ON THIS CAR AND POSSIBLY MANY MORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 4/5/18*JB *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10775457
Machine
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