NHTSA Campaign 18V043000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. · Reported Jan 10, 2018 · 132,167 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013 C250, C250 Coupe, C350 Coupe 4Matic, C300 4Matic, C350, C350 Coupe, C63 AMG, C63 Coupe, E350 Cabrio, E350 Coupe, E550 Cabrio, E350 Coupe 4Matic, E550 Coupe, GLK350 4Matic, GLK250 Bluetec 4Matic, GLK350, SLS Coupe, SLS AMG GT Coupe, and SLS Roadster vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, MBUSA is recalling certain 2010 C300, C300 4Matic, C63 AMG, E350 Coupe, E550 Coupe, GLK350, and GLK350 4Matic vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." MBUSA is also recalling certain 2009 C300, C300 4Matic, C63 AMG, and C350 vehicles ever registered in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI and WY or "Zone C." In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. Mercedes issued an interim notification to owners on February 23, 2018. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts are available. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MERCEDES BENZ C300 2009 132,167
MERCEDES BENZ C350 2009 132,167
MERCEDES BENZ C63 AMG 2009 132,167
MERCEDES BENZ SLS 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C63 2010 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C63 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C250 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C300 2009 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C300 2010 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C300 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C350 2009 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C350 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG 2009 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ E350 2010 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ E350 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ E550 2010 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ E550 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ GLK250 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 2010 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 2013 132,167
MERCEDES-BENZ SLS 2013 132,167

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V043000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.