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2017 AUDI Q5 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1629815 · 2019-12-18

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
Q5
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
44,297
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HIT A STATIONARY HONDA CRV ON BLACK ICE AT APPROX 45-50 MPH. IMPACT WAS STRAIGHT ON FRONT OF OUR CAR AND REAR OF THE CRV. OUR BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED, NONE OF OUR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. OUR VEHICLE WAS THEN HIT FROM THE REAR BY A JEEP WRANGLER AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. STILL NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN A 31 CAR PILE UP ON I-68 NEAR EXIT 29. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THERE WERE NO KNOWN INJURIES OTHER THAN STIFFNESS AND SORE SPOTS. OCCUPANTS WERE DRIVER 52 YRS OLD AND FRONT PASSENGER 17 YRS OLD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11289806
Machine
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