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2017 Volkswagen TIGUAN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1641018
Internal NHTSA #	11306689
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2017
File date	13/02/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volkswagen tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the contact hit a pot hole, lost control of the steering wheel and crashed into a tree. All airbags deployed accept the front driver and passenger side. The contact sustained head chest, bruising injuries. His wife who was seated in the passenger seat sustained injuries from the seatbelt which caused bruising around her neck and chest. However, 40 days later the contact wife passed away from hitting the dashboard with her head, seatbelt pensioner caused by septic shock. Medical attention was contacted which the contacts wife was hospitalized for couple of days. A police report was made and towed the vehicle to a lot. Damages to the front end were repairable. All state was contacted about the issue and has started a claim. The manufacturer was made ware of the failure and informed the contact to bring the vehicle in for a diagnose test. No dealer was contacted. The contact mentioned nhtsa campaign number: 16v955000 (seat belts, airbags) as a possible cause to the failure which was not included in the vin. The failure mileage was approximately 3,834.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3834
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	NEWFIELD, NY
VIN pattern	WVGBV7AX1HKXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2017 Volkswagen TIGUAN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Volkswagen TIGUAN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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