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1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

1 injured · 589735 · 2006-07-24

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
BEETLE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
35,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW) OCCURRED WITHIN 6,000 MILES OF DRIVING OFF THE DEALER'S LOT -- THE SECOND OCCURRENCE (PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW) OCCURRED TODAY, 7/24/2006. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO TODAY'S INCIDENT, ALBEIT IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST OCCURRENCE 3 YEARS AGO, GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS: I HIT THE 'DOWN' BUTTON TO LOWER THE WINDOW; THE WINDOW LOWERS ITSELF AND STAYS IN THE DOWN POSITION -- THEREBY SUBJECTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF: A: EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF DUST/DEBRIS CAUSING TEMPORARY BLINDNESS. B: EXPOSURE TO NOXIOUS AIR FUMES FROM INNER-CITY DRIVING. C: MAKING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE MORE-LIKELY SUBJECTS OF VIOLENT CRIMES UP TO AND INCLUDING CAR-JACKING, RAPE, ARMED ROBBERY. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10163357
Machine
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