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1990 AUDI 80 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

crash1 injured · 80779 · 1997-07-17

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
80
Year
1990
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Severity

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

Narrative

THE BATTERY DIED, CALLED AAA AND HAD THE BATTERY RECHARGED. THEN TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THREW THE CONSUMER MORE THAN 5 FEET AWAY INTO A BRICK WALL. *AK THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED WHILE JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE. AS THE RESULT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYING, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LIKE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE DESTROYED. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
814325
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown