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2012 Volkswagen GOLF Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	978374
Internal NHTSA #	10510419
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GOLF
Model Year	2012
File date	08/04/13
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was traveling on a highway in dallas. There was a 2003 toyota tacoma two lanes to the left of me. He apparently wanted to take an exit that was rapidly coming up. He had a dresser in the bed so he asked his wife if it was clear to cut across all 5 lanes to take the exit. I was two lanes over and rear ended him. He brake when he saw me and i had little time to react, so i hit him front distributed to rear distributed. My air bags did not deploy. I've been a police officer for 17 years and a firefighter even longer and know how air bags work. Since i essentially rear ended him, i know i tripped more than one airbag sensor at a time. My air bags did not deploy. I ended up with a cardiac bruise and upper joint injuries. I called vw customer care and sent them pictures of the car. They think i went under his truck and that's why the bags did not deploy. His truck was stock with no lift kit or anything, so i would hope my bags would deploy, but they didn't. I know we now track if a vehicle's height had been altererd on accident reports in texas. I have a few pictures of the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MURPHY, TX
VIN pattern	WVWDM7AJ8CWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	50
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen GOLF Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen GOLF Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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