Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 320 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003218433 Incident Date: Feb, 19 2003
Consumer's City: BURBANK Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 320 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBJF65H6XA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While in park, the battery exploded which also caused the air bag to deploy. *mr while parked, the right side front passenger airbag deployed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they found that the hoppecke battery under the rear seat was cracked and broken and setting in a pool of acid which accounted for the acid smell at the time of the air bag deployment. the incident caused damage to the interior. *scc *jb