# 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `870840` · 2011-08-01 · 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:** JETTA
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 24,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING  APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SEAT AND CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE HE SUFFERED A SLIGHT LOSS OF HEARING, SENSITIVITY, AND  RINGING IN THE LEFT EAR CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAG. THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT WITHIN A FEW DAYS HE WOULD FEEL RELIEF. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS AND NOTIFIED A DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED THE SYMPTOMS TO BE CAUSED BY TINNITUS AND HYPERACUSIS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO RECEIVE TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
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