1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — AIR BAGS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — AIR BAGS
Start: 2021-10-04

crash · 1775453 · 2021-10-26

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: AIR BAGS
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The driver was driving the speed limit (55 mph) and tried to slow down as they approached a red light. The brakes failed to work, and the driver rear-ended the vehicle waiting at the stoplight. The airbags did not deploy.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11438206
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown