Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070205 | Incident Date: Jul, 04 2006 |
| Consumer's City: NEW RICHMOND | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5FNRL18034B | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 05 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Premature driver's side air bag failure. i have received an air bag fault' warning code. further diagnostics have indicated that replacement of the driver's side air bag is necessary. this on a 6-year-old vehicle. considering that there are vehicles 3 times as old that are still on their original air bags, i would consider this failure unacceptable. *nm |