My daughter was rear-ended in her 2017 Jetta while stopped. The other driver was going approximately 45 mph, forcing my daughter into the car in front of her as well, causing significant front impact and damage to the vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. The amount of impact seems as though the airbag should have deployed. She suffered a mild concussion and whiplash from the impact.
2017 Volkswagen Jetta: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 160 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 17,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
The contact owned a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle struck a deer. The contact's daughter lost control of the vehicle, crashing head-on into a tree. No warning light was illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's daughter was shaken up, but she had no visible injuries and did not receive medical treatment immediately following the crash. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard and was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The contact stated that a few weeks after the crash, her daughter had approximately 80-90 seizures and was receiving medical treatment at the hospital. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle operated properly by not deploying the air bags because the rate of deceleration criteria were not met during frontal impact. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
On Saturday March 25th I was in an accident in my 2017 jetta. A Tahoe last second lane changed into the front end of my jetta. The impact was at 30mph but no air bags deployed. When starting the car now after the accident there are airbag warnings all over the dash. The air bags failed to deploy properly in an accident.
My daughters car was hit on highway on drivers rear quarter panel. Major damage, frame and axle on car bent. Airbags did not deploy. No serious injuries. Occupants head hurts from impact, w steering wheel, seat belt was on.
I was driving down a busy city street, going about 30 MPH. I noticed the car in front of me was stopped from 100 feet back and I slammed on my brakes. My car did not stop, it did not slow down at all. The weather was warm, the road was dry and it was like trying to stop on an icy road and I rear ended the car in front of me. My air bags did not deploy either. The other car had minimal damage to her back bumper. She was injured, I had minor whiplash.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 volkswagen jetta. While driving 10-15 MPH in traffic on the freeway, another vehicle slammed on the brakes. As a result, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The front bumper of the contact's vehicle was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact's insurance company towed the vehicle to a lot and deemed it totaled. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.
I havve been having electrical issues the past three-five months on this vehicle today when in a car accident the air bag lights came on but no air bags deployed fire and rescue siad they should have deployeed. The radio would turn on and off and sometimes the head lights wouldnt turn on.
Vehicle was purchased with check engine light on, returned to dealership and was told it was the gas cap. The vehicle was stalling after that. Vehicle stalled while driving on parkway, all of the dash lights came on and the ability to brake and steer was gone causing an accident. Airbags did not deploy on the front end collision. Vehicle had 1100 miles on it
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta?
8 of 160 owner complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta (5%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta?
There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Fuel leak 16Check engine light 13Airbag light 10Fuel smell 9Stalling 8Headlights 7Loss of power 7Adaptive cruise 6Fire or smoke 5
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