# 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `720546` · 2009-05-18 · 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:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 42,740
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
1.  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACTING WITH SIDE OF PICK UP TRUCK MAKING ILL-TIMED LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME  2.  DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  PASSENGER SIDE (WHERE NO ONE OR NOTHING WAS SEATED) DID DEPLOY. *TR  3. MY VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS
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