Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal
Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 22, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,402. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CORROSION OF THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION FILAMENT OF THE AIR BAG GAS GENERATOR MODULE CAN OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN AREAS OF FREQUENTLY HIGH HUMIDITY.
The risk
CORROSION OF THE IGNITION FILAMENT CAN RESULT IN THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED UNINTENTIONALLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Mercedes Benz SL Class | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Mercedes Benz SL320 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Mercedes Benz SL500 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 Mercedes Benz SL600 | 3 | 1 | 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 99V327000.
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