# 1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — STRUCTURE
> NHTSA complaint `537904` · 2005-07-08 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** BEETLE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
- **Miles at failure:** 30
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
DT:  VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1999.  THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH MIRRORS ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE.  THEY HAVE TOO MUCH OF A BLIND SPOT FOR ONCOMING VEHICLES.  ALSO, THE POST BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES, BEFORE GETTING  TO THE DOORS, ARE ALSO GIVING THE CONSUMER TROUBLE, AS BEING A BLIND SPOT.  THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND DIDN'T SEE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BLIND SPOTS FROM THE CAR.   *AK   *SC  *JB
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