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2016 VOLKSWAGEN GTI — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1547500 · 2019-03-12

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
GTI
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
24,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DECORATIVE METAL TRIM AROUND THE GEAR SELECTOR SLICED MY FINGER OPEN. THIS OCCURRED ON 3/12/2019 WHILE REACHING INTO THE BIN IN FRONT OF THE TRIM. THE METAL IS EXTREMELY SHARP AND CAUSED PANIC WHILE DRIVING AS MY FINGER BLED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11186048
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown