Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 230 / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019560 Incident Date: May, 08 2005
Consumer's City: STATEN ISLAND Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 230 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBRF40J34F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 09 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact vehicle was involved in a accident last night like in the center of vehicle. consumer's vehicle was equipped with side air bags, and neither one of the side air bags deployed. he said the vehicle was hit pretty hard and they should have deployed. the dealer told him that the air bags could deploy if hit in different positions, and that maybe was the reason why they did not deploy. manufacturer said pretty much the same thing, and that they would look into it. also, manufacturer said that it could have been the air bags messed up, and they were going to do an investigation. the contact does not feel safe in the vehicle since the air bags did not deploy.*ak