NHTSA Complaint #11122922 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT

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.