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2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — AIR BAGS

crash · 984639 · 2013-06-07

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
103,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I SWERVED TO MISS AN ANIMAL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD AT 55MPH AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. SPOKE TO VW CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR ENGINEERS LOOKED AT THE PHOTOS NOT THE ACTUAL CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THEY FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I SAID I THOUGHT THEY WERE SPEED RATED AND WAS TOLD THAT II COULD HIT A WALL AT 100MPH AND THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT GO OFF. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10515664
Machine
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