Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2003

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005053319 Incident Date: Dec, 10 2005
Consumer's City: WHITEHALL Consumer's State: MT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWSE61J63W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while traveling at 60 mph on a slush covered highway, the vehicle started to fish tail and hit the retaining wall in the median. this was a frontal impact, the driver side air bag did not deploy. the passenger side air bag deployed without a passenger in the seat. the contact was wearing a seat belt, but sustained minor injuries. the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. the vehicle has not been inspected to determine why the air bag did not deploy. the vehicle was deemed totaled. the manufacturer has been contacted. a police report was taken at the scene. *nm