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NHTSA recall 16V363000

Air Bags · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

May 26, 2016report date
258,163units affected
Vehicle recalltype
Details

What's wrong: Virgin islands, or "zone a." Additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, mbusa is recalling certain model year 2008 c300 sedan, c350 sedan, c63 amg sedan and c300 4-matic sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma,…

Why it matters: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix: Mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag modules, free of charge. Owners were sent an interim notification October 2016. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts are available.

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All model years NHTSA lists

2008 Mercedes Benz C300, 2009 Mercedes Benz C300, 2008 Mercedes Benz C350, 2009 Mercedes Benz C350, 2008 Mercedes Benz C63, 2009 Mercedes Benz C63, 2010 Mercedes Benz C63, 2011 Mercedes Benz Sls, 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300, 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300, 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350, 2011 Mercedes-Benz C350, 2011 Mercedes-Benz C63, 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350, 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350, 2011 Mercedes-Benz E550, 2010 Mercedes-Benz Glk350, 2011 Mercedes-Benz Glk350.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 16V363000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.