Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E CLASS / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004281438 Incident Date: May, 12 2004
Consumer's City: MANHASSET Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E CLASS Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBUF82J94X Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 20 mph consumer applied the brakes but they braely functioned. this caused the vehicle to hit a bus. upon impact, both frontal airbags did not deploy. a signal flashed on the dashboard indicating air bags malfunctioned. no injuries reported. consumer had the vehicle towed to a repair facility. *ak not only did the air nag fail to deploy but the dash indicator illuminated indicating a malfunction with the restraint system *nm