# 2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1401353` · 2017-08-17 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 109,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
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.
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