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2019 AUDI E-TRON — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1679411 · 2020-07-23

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
E-TRON
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, FRONT AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION AND A THUMB DISLOCATION TO MY RIGHT HAND ( ACCIDENT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND DIDN'T HIT DRIVER DOOR ) BLOOD STAIN WAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO AUDI USA STATING THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL BUT THEY SAID THAT AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AS DESIGNED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11341224
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown