# 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1164754` · 2015-03-11 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** S550
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
NEW VEHICLE (FROM MERCEDES OF ENCINO) WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A TEST DRIVE. EB ON BURBANK BL-SPEED LIMIT 50MPH--IN CENTER LANE OF 3 EB- MBZ SALESMAN REACHED ACROSS DRIVER AND SET CRUISE AT 40MPH AND ENCOURAGED DRIVER TO TEST THE COLLISION PREVENTION SYSTEM---TRAFFIC AHEAD WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT---SALESMAN CONTINUED TO TELL DRIVER TO NOT APPLY BRAKES--DRIVER DID NOT APPLY BRAKES---COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FAILED--SEAT BELT TENSIONERS FAILED---AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN S550 COLLIDED WITH  REAR OF STOPPED VEHICLE (ECLASS MBZ) AT APPROX 40MPH. BACK SEAT PASSENGER (DRIVER'S WIFE) WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR CRACKED STERNUM---DRIVER WAS SEEN BY CHIROPRACTOR FOR AGGRAVATION OF LOWER BACK MUSCLES--------MBZ ENCINO STILL HAS THE VEHICLE, PRESUMABLY IN POST CRASH CONDITION. MEETING IS SET AT MBZ ENCINO FOR MARCH 20, 2015 TO INSPECT VEHICLE. MY ATTORNEY WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.  *TR
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