Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / VOLKSWAGEN / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999084640 | Incident Date: May, 18 1999 |
| Consumer's City: MILPITAS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: VOLKSWAGEN | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWHD61H9WM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was just driving and exiting an off-ramp when i think i ran over like a rock or piece of object that hit the bottom of my car (nothing hard), but then the side airbag deployed on me. i thought side airbags were suppose to deploy when there is a side impact not a bottom impact??? i contacted the manufacture but they refused to warranty my side airbag and told me that it cost 2000 dollars to repair. they also claimed that because i changed my suspension and added a subwoofer to my car that it affected the airbag. i see in no relation to the aftermarket modifications how it would affect a side airbag. the bottom line is that something hit only the bottom of my car which deployed the side airbag which should never have happened. *ak |