Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 1999
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002102974 | Incident Date: Nov, 23 2002 |
| Consumer's City: WONDER LAKE | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: NEW BEETLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBC21C6XM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 24 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on an icy road at 20 mph my car skidded of the road and hit a tree head on. the car will be most likely totaled, and i received injuries to my leg, back, shoulder and neck. although my car is equipped with both front and side air bags, not one of them deployed. i mentioned the car received massive damage, yet the air bag system did nothing to lessen my injuries because they didn't work as i hoped. i purchased my vw beetle with the safety features in mind, but i now have learned that numerous complaints about the non deployment of air bags is common. i feel fortunate that my injuries were not life threatening, yet feel cheated that my vehilcle's safety features did not work when i needed them most. dt |