# 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `262030` · 2000-12-18 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH WITH ABOUT 400 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND  BRAKES DID NOT TURN OFF  CRUISE CONTROL . VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND CRASHED INTO  VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM.   UPON IMPACT,  DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH  DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS.    *AK  VW DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER A LOANER CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.   *SLC
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