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2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — AIR BAGS

crash · 992822 · 2013-07-10

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
49,500

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (I77SOUTHBOUND) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTED SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES. INSTANTLY I HIT MY BRAKES AND STOPPED SAFELY WITHOUT HITTING THAT VEHICLE. LITERALLY 2 OR 3 SECONDS LATER, A CAR REAR ENDS ME AT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH WHILE I WAS STOPPED. AFTER THAT CAR HIT ME AT THAT RATE OF SPEED, IT CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE ONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY AT ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10524165
Machine
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