# 1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
> NHTSA complaint `589735` · 2006-07-24 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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