A4 - Unintended Airbag Deployment?

["Kraieski, Mark" <Mark.Kraieski@transquest.com>]

I was out at the NHTSA site ( http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ ) checking
consumer complaints against the A4 and only found two:

1. Oil consumption of 1 Qt. per 1,000 miles. [NHTSA ODI ID Number:
511369]
- can't tell if it is 1.8T or V6 from info provided

2. Airbag deployment without impact. [NHTSA ODI ID Number: 808609]
- vehicle came to stop in garage
- placed tranny in Park
- set parking brake
- opened door
- airbag deployed as driver exited

I have not figured out how to get the complete reports rather than the
brief summaries. I sure hope there is more to the second complaint.
Anyone hear or know anything about this incident?

Here is the NHTSA disclaimer:

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* This is NHTSA Listing of Vehicle/Equipment problems reported by *
* consumers.  The summaries are extracted from statements made by *
* customers in letters and/or Vehicle Owner Questionnaires, which *
* were forwarded to the Agency.  The statements allege problems   *
* that have not been verified by the Agency.                      *
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Mark
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Mark E. Kraieski
Director, Enterprise Product Development
TransQuest, Inc.    404/773-8537
mailto:mark.kraieski@transquest.com