# 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `278446` · 2001-03-07 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION.   LEFT SIDE AIRBAG  MADE CONTACT WITH  "LEFT CENTER PILLAR POST" WHICH RUPTURED  AIRBAG, RELEASING  GASSES INTO VEHICLE.  CONSUMER  HAS EXPERIENCED VISION PROBLEMS AFTER THIS INCIDENT.   *AK
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