Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001025249 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2001 |
| Consumer's City: MONACA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:side/window |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBK21CX1M | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2002 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The consumer had a side impact accident, but the passenger side air bag failed to deploy resulting in a serious injury to the passenger. *yh the consumer stated the belt tensioner deployed which caused his increased acceleration over the normal forces . |