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2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 525140 · 2005-03-08

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
60,250
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PLEASE REFER TO CASE/ODI: 8022481; RESPECTFULLY REQUEST CASE BE REEVALUATED. VW CLAIMS SMALL DING ON UNDERSIDE OF VW JETTA IS TO BLAME FOR SIDE AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS. THEY ARE WRONG AND ARE TRYING TO USE THIS EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF NUMEROUS FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS. NO VW EXPERTS COULD ANSWER MY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SPECIFICALLY STATES REASONS FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS, AND THE SMALL DING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE IS A NOT A REASON; INSTEAD IT SERVES AS AN UNSUPPORTED EXCUSE. [JETTA RIDE EXTREMELY LOW TO GROUND; THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DINGS, MARKS, ETC., FOR THE VW CORPORATION TO USE AS AN EXCUSE.]*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10112747
Machine
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