| NHTSA Record Id: 6559 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCEDES BENZ |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012165000074206000000260 |
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| Model Name: E CLASS |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V388000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 2000-110004 |
| Component Name: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 28 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 16255 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 02 2001 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: Nov, 28 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 29 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles have experienced side air bag deployments in the absence of a crash. |
Consequence Summary: Inadvertent side air bag deployment could cause personal injury to the seat occupant. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the driver and passenger door mounted side air bag modules. at the same time, dealers will also inspect the condition of the side air bag module wiring within the doors and replace that wiring if there is any evidence of damage. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during february 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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