NHTSA complaint: 2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED UNDER CASE NUMBER: 092006317. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT ELBOW, AND LEFT KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THE TIME; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT ENTERED PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR THE PAIN FROM THE INJURIES THREE WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 171482409. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation