# 2000 AUDI S4 — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `518394` · 2005-01-26 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** AUDI
- **Model:** S4
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Miles at failure:** 71,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT,  DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. BOTH PARTIES WERE WEARING  SEAT BELTS.*AK   *AK
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