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2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — SEATS

crash1 injured · 363678 · 2002-07-19

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
BEETLE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SEATS

Severity

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

Narrative

DURING A REAR IMPACT, MY SON STATES HIS SEAT LUMBAR SECTION TILTED TOWARDS THE BACK SEATING AREA AND THE PASSENGER SEAT (EMPTY) TILTED FORWARD, TOWARDS THE WINDSHEILD. MY SON LITTERALLY HAD TO USE THE STEERING WILL TO HELP PULL HIMSELF BACK UP FORWARD.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
764482
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown