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2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 284275 · 2001-03-21

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND STRUCK A TREE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. DOOR DEFORMATION WAS SEVERE AND NONE OF THE FOUR AIRBAGS WENT OFF. BECAUSE OF THE BLUNT TRAUMA TO MY CHEST AND LOWER BODY, I SUFFERED A COLLAPSED LEFT LUNG, A RUPTURED SPLEEN, A BROKEN SCAPULA, FOUR FRACTURED RIBS AND A SHATTERED PELVIS. MY WIFE WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER RECIEVED A FRACTURED COLLARBONE BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF ME COLLIDING INTO HER. I WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR A WEEK AND IN CRITICAL CONDITON FOR FOUR DAYS, MY LEFT LUNG WAS 70% FILLED WITH BLOOD AND I RECIEVED TWO CHEST TUBES AS WELL AS MY RUPTURED SPLEEN WAS REMOVED. I HAVE NOT RECIEVED ALL OF MY BILLS YET AND ALLREADY ALL OF THESE PROCEDURES ARE GOING TO COST OVER $100K.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
742843
Machine
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