# 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `561375` · 2005-11-04 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** GOLF
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING  AT 40 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO COLLISION.  THIS HAPPENED WHERE A SIDE STREET MEETS A MAIN STREET.  HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS SUFFERING FROM FREQUENT HEADACHES AND HEARING LOSS IN  LEFT EAR.  HE HAS TO SEE A SPECIALIST FOR THE HEARING LOSS.  THE REAR PASSENGER'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND AIRBAG. THIS CAUSED SWELLING IN HIS HAND.  THE  INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.  NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.  *AK
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