WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN THE PASS SEAT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR POTHOLE HIT. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER. I RECEIVED BURNS AND DEEP BRUISES ON MY UPPER LEFT ARM AND LEFT SIDE RIBCAGE. CAR WAS DRIVEABLE FROM THERE, HOWEVER THE PRE-TENSIONERS FOR THE SEAT BELT ALSO FIRED AND COULD NOT USE THE SEAT BELT. UPON TALKING WITH A LOCAL VW DEALER, THEY ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD BE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, AS THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT JUST GO OFF, AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO INSTANCES OF RANDOM DEPLOYMENT...ALL HAVE BEEN DUE TO SOMETHING CAUSING THE DEPLOYMENT.?. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, AND THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. STILL DEALING WITH THE MEDICAL. *JB