2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Start: 2001-04-23

1 injured · 292526 · 2001-05-10

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Severity

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

Narrative

THE EXPLOSIVE IN THE SEAT BELT WENT OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. INJURING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WITH EAR RINGING AND BRUSING. THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WONDER WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOW THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 745174
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown