NHTSA Recall 16V363000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V363000; Date: May. 26, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2008 Mercedes Benz C300; 2009 Mercedes Benz C300; 2010 Mercedes Benz C300; 2011 Mercedes Benz C300; 2008 Mercedes Benz C350; 2009 Mercedes Benz C350; 2010 Mercedes Benz C350; 2011 Mercedes Benz C350; 2008 Mercedes Benz C63; 2009 Mercedes Benz C63; 2010 Mercedes Benz C63; 2011 Mercedes Benz C63; 2010 Mercedes Benz E350; 2011 Mercedes Benz E550; 2010 Mercedes Benz GLK350; 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK350; 2011 Mercedes Benz SLS; 2011 Mercedes-benz E350
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Mercedes-benz Usa, Llc.
Affected Units:: 199,705
Recall Summary:
Mercedes-benz USA, LLC (mbusa) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 c300 sedan, c300 4matic sedan, c350 sedan, c63 amg sedan vehicles, 2010-2011 glk350, glk350 4-matic and e350 coupe vehicles, 2011 sls amg, e350 convertible, e550 coupe and e550 convertible vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, California, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. 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, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b. " vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either zones a or b are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag modules, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Owners were sent an interim notification October 2016. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts are available. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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