The driver was driving the speed limit (55 mph) and tried to slow down as they approached a red light. The brakes failed to work, and the driver rear-ended the vehicle waiting at the stoplight. The airbags did not deploy.
1998 Volkswagen Beetle: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 170 complaints about the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 volkswagen beetle. The contact was not the driver at the time of the incident. While driving approximately 55 MPH on a snow covered road, the driver noticed an 18-wheeler heading towards the vehicle. The driver applied pressure to the brakes in order to avoid a crash. The brakes failed and the driver rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop and an insurance agent informed the owner that the vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the air bags did not deploy.*ak ph
While traveling at approximately 60 MPH consumer's son broadsided a truck, causing a crash. Both frontal air bags failed to deploy, and vehicle has not been examined to determine the cause. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
This vehicle was in a head-on collision at 25 to 30 MPH, and air bags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.
While driivng at 50 MPH a deer ran out in front of the vehicle, and the consumer avoided the deer and ran into a ditch. Then hit a tree on the left of the driver's door, and driver side/ passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. Consumer had the seat belt on and wasn't hurt.
Consumer hit an other vehicle on the front or the side, and air bags did not deploy.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle?
7 of 170 owner complaints about the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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