# 2005 MERCEDES BENZ C230 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1325786` · 2016-10-14 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** C230
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 83,309
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TAKATA RECALL  I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JAN 3, 2015 IN MY 05 MER BENZ C230 THE AIRBAG EXPLODED CAUSING SMOKE AND DUST LIKE PARTICALS I IMMEDIETLY GOT OFF THE CAR FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING TOTTALLED I RECENTLY RECIEVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON 2/11/2016 I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS THE DATE THIS WAS FIGURED OUT DUE TO MY SETTLEMENT BACK IN FEB 2015 THE INSURANCE COMPANY SUBMITTED A MARKET VALUE REPORT ON MY VEHICLE DEDUCTING 2 RECALLS FROM MY CAR ONE BEING THE AIRBAG AND THIS WAS A YEAR BEFORE MERCEDES EVEN NOTIFIED THERE CUSTOMERS. I HAVE SEVERE ASTHMA AND COULD NOT BELIEVE AN AIRBAG WOULD CONTAIN THE TRASH IT DIDL. ITS GOING ON 2 YEARS AND MY CAR IS STILL SITTING ON LOT UNREPARIED WITH AIRBAG INFLATED THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE I HAVE DOCUMENTS SHOWING I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AIRBAG BEFORE TAKATA EVEN THOUGHT OF MENTIONING THERE DEFECT SHAME ON YOU.
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