| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039689 | Incident Date: Aug, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HUNTINGTON STATION | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:mechanical:accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUZL54B71N | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While using the tire jack that came with the vehicle to lift it up off the ground and change a defective tire, it snapped. the car fell on the bricks we had set under the frame as backup. to correct the failure we stopped using the tire jack that came with the vehicle. after inspecting the jack we noticed that the plastic part of it was defective. this defect poses a serious personal injury issue for someone using these jacks without a backup. *jb |
