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2014 Volkswagen PASSAT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1442293
Internal NHTSA #	11064834
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2014
File date	15/11/16
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. While driving approximately 20 mph, another vehicle drifted into the contact's lane. As a result, the contact crashed into a cement divider. The air bags deployed and a white, powdery substance flew into the eyes of the contact and his wife, followed by metal fragments. The contact also stated that the passenger side air bag caught fire. The contact extinguished the fire. The contact's wife sustained injuries to the hip and stomach, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was diagnosed that a new transmission, front driver's side wheel arm, and air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was then taken to joe machens volkswagen (1200 vandiver dr, columbia, mo 65202, (855) 301-6700), but the nature of the diagnostic and repairs could not be provided. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000. tt consumer stated customer exited to a rest area, missed a turn and at last minute attempted to make turn, hitting a curb. Both tires on driver's side blew out and airbags deployed. Updated 10/1/18jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	21000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	KIRKSVILLE, MO
VIN pattern	1VWCN7A31ECXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	06/03/04
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	20
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Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	JOE MACHENS VOLKSWAGEN
Dealer's telephone number	855-301-6700
Dealer's city	COLUMBIA
Dealer's state code	MO
Dealer's ZIP code	65202

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Volkswagen PASSAT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Volkswagen PASSAT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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