NHTSA Complaint #10223500 — 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10223500
Vehicle	2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	October 1, 2002
Date Filed	April 6, 2008
Mileage	20,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IL

Consumer Description

I WAS REMOVING MY SEAT BELT AND IT SLIPPED FROM MY HAND. AFTER THAT THE AIR BAG DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT LATCH, BUT THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL STILL DEPLOY. THE DEALERS ARE AUTOBARN VW IN EVANSTON, IL AND JENNIGS VW IN GLENVIEW, IL. HOWEVER CITY VW TELLS ME THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY DUE TO THE FAILURE LIGHT BEING ON AND THAT THE BUCKLE HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE VW BLOGS ON THE WEB. *TR

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