Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1999
2 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000140982 | Incident Date: Dec, 08 2000 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:side/window |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCA2166XM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 21 2001 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 19 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Consumer complaint is that the side air bag on his vehicle failed to deploy when another vehicle hit the drivers side at approximately 15 mph. consumer was traveling forward at approximately 50 to 60 mph. a pick-up truck hit consumer's car broadside on driver's side, an engineer at vw claims stated that the forward motion of vehicle lessened the side impact enough that the air bag did not activate. *slc |