Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / ML320 / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003225271 Incident Date: Jun, 21 2003
Consumer's City: FOLSOM Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: ML320 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E6WA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 21 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
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: After buckling the seat belt, the shoulder harness on the drivers side exploded. the harness yanjed me back against the seat burning my shoulder and the car filled with smoke. the car is a 1998 mercedes benz ml320. if i had been on the road when this happened, it would have caused an accident. are there any other reports of this happening?*ak