Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 Mercedes Benz C230

Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 1997 Mercedes Benz C230.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Mercedes Benz C230

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1
Front Air Bag problems
1

Air Bag Not Deploy problem #1

While driving the vehicle at 45 mph, without warning the consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit a guardrail head on. The consumer stated that both frontal air bags did not deploy upon impact. The driver sustained injuries as a result. Please provide any other details.

Front Air Bag problem #2

Front crash at 35 mph, neither airbag deployed. Consumer suffered neck and arm injuries, damage to vehicle was $ 17000. 00.


Air Bag related problems in other Mercedes Benz C230 model year vehicles:



C230 Service Bulletins
C230 Defect Investigations