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2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 548930 · 2005-09-16

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE CENTER DIVIDER OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS FRONT IMPACT, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A SALVAGE YARD. NO ONE HAD INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10132277
Machine
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