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2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash1 injured · 1435381 · 2017-12-26

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I HIT A TREE ON A CITY STREET AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY THAT TIME EITHER AND I HAD A CUT ON MY HEAD I HAD INJURY TO MY KNEE AND MY ACHILLES TENDON BOTH OF WHICH RESULTED IN SURGERIES. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER ACCIDENTS SINCE NEITHER TIME NEITHER I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER ACCIDENTS SINCE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH OF THOSE WERE IN PARKING LOTS. I AM 84 AND HAVE FALLEN TWICE SINCE THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY INJURIES AND SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AND MEMORY LOSS. I WILL TRY TO LOCATE THE ACCIDENT DATE. IT WAS IN 2016.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11056713
Machine
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