# 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `976975` · 2013-05-02 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** GOLF
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 11,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY IN DALLAS.  THERE WAS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA TWO LANES TO THE LEFT OF ME.  HE APPARENTLY WANTED TO TAKE AN EXIT THAT WAS RAPIDLY COMING UP.   HE HAD A DRESSER IN THE BED SO HE ASKED HIS WIFE IF IT WAS CLEAR TO CUT ACROSS ALL 5 LANES TO TAKE THE EXIT.  I WAS TWO LANES OVER AND REAR ENDED HIM.  HE BRAKE WHEN HE SAW ME AND I HAD LITTLE TIME TO REACT, SO I HIT HIM FRONT DISTRIBUTED TO REAR DISTRIBUTED.  MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.   I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR 17 YEARS AND A FIREFIGHTER EVEN LONGER AND KNOW HOW AIR BAGS WORK.   SINCE I ESSENTIALLY REAR ENDED HIM, I KNOW I TRIPPED MORE THAN ONE AIRBAG SENSOR AT A TIME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  I ENDED UP WITH A CARDIAC BRUISE AND UPPER JOINT INJURIES.  I CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE AND SENT THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR.  THEY  THINK I WENT UNDER HIS TRUCK AND THAT'S WHY THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  HIS TRUCK WAS STOCK WITH NO LIFT KIT OR ANYTHING, SO I WOULD HOPE MY BAGS WOULD DEPLOY, BUT THEY DIDN'T. I KNOW WE NOW TRACK IF A VEHICLE'S HEIGHT HAD BEEN ALTERERD ON ACCIDENT REPORTS IN TEXAS.  I HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF THE CAR.
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