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2009 Volkswagen RABBIT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1493241
Internal NHTSA #	11122922
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	RABBIT
Model Year	2009
File date	21/08/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2009 volkswagen rabbit. The contact stated that her husband crashed into a tractor trailer at an unknown speed and only one of the eight air bags deployed. The only air bag that deployed was in the steering wheel. The axles on the tractor trailer fractured and the contact's husband was killed in the crash. A police report was filed. There were no other injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer and the deceased husband were drug tested, but the results were not yet available. The vehicle was totaled and towed. There were no recalls on the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SPARTA, TN
VIN pattern	WVWBA71K79WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	1
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2009 Volkswagen RABBIT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen RABBIT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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