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1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

1 injured · 294912 · 2001-05-14

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
VANAGON
Year
1987
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS THROWN OUT OF DRIVER'S SEAT, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THROWN BACKWARDS CAUSING MINOR INJURIES, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL, THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITH PASSENGER SEAT AS WELL. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
561195
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown