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2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS

crash · 1313041 · 2016-08-30

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL - I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE OUT OF MY LEASE WITH VW CREDIT INTO A NEWER 2016 VW THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. VW IS DENYING MY REQUEST AND SAYING MY LEASE IS NOT NEGOTIABLE. HOWEVER, ON PAGE 2 UNDER EARLY TERMINATION LIABILITY", IT CLEARLY STATES I AM ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY LEASE IF THERE IS "IRREPARABLE DAMAGE" (THIS IS THE RECALL THAT HAS NO REMEDY} MY 2014 PASSAT WAS HIT ON THE 101 FREEWAY AT 55 MPH AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER TWO MONTHS IN THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY ALMOST TOTALED IT, BUT DID NOT. THEN, I NOTED THE RECALL AS WELL ON THE 2014 VW> I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT KNOWING THE NEXT TIME I COULD DIE DUE TO AIRBAG INFLATING. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH VW CREDIT AND GROUP OF AMERICA.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10899553
Machine
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