Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 29, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 57. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 AMG GT, AMG GT C, GLC43 AMG 4Matic, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic and GLC350e 4Matic vehicles. The housing for the driver side air bag inflator may have been made with defective steel. In the event of an air bag deployment, the defective steel may cause the inflator to improperly inflate the driver-side air bag and potentially rupture.
The risk
In the event of a crash involving driver air bag deployment, an improperly inflated air bag and/or an inflator rupture with sharp metal fragments might result in serious injury or death to the driver or to occupants.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin May 29, 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 18V208000.
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