Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2003

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043599 Incident Date: May, 07 2005
Consumer's City: VIRGINIA BEACH Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 20 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 09 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was on my way to florida, driving south on i-95 (going through the town of st. marys) when i ran over a grey metal grate (the same color as the road) that was in the middle of the left lane (i was driving 70 mph). the grate was approximately 1ft x 1ft and about 1 inch thick. as soon as i ran over it, the side curtain and the side seat airbags (on the driver's side) deployed causing damage to the seat, seat belt, and my left arm was burnt. *jb