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2017 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEAT BELTS

crash2 injured · 1461483 · 2018-04-13

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
12,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN STOPPED TRAFFIC AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A TWO-WAY ROAD WHEN HIT. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE COLLISION INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T EITHER! I AM LUCKY I WASN'T HURT WORSE. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS NOT A SAFE CAR, BUT WAS SOLD TO ME AS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED CAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11084887
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown