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1996 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 532110 · 2005-04-26

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED AND DOOR FLEW OPEN AND 10 YEAR OLD CHILD FELL OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR APPEARS TO CLOSE NORMALLY BUT IT IS NOT LATCHED. AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES , IT DOES CATCH BUT IT IS NOT OBVIOUS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. LUCKILY, THERE MINOR INJURIES DUE TO THE LOW SPEED OF THE CAR.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10118453
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown