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2008 MERCEDES BENZ C300 — AIR BAGS

crash · 1415260 · 2017-10-18

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
C300
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
86,982

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS MOTIONLESS ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN BACKED INTO ME CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND SHATTERING WINDOW, MIRROR, AND HEAVY DAMAGE TO DOOR DOOR,WINDOW, MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE 2016 IN APRIL 2016 MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE BOTH ACCIDENTS COST OVER 4,000.0 EACH WITH A DEDUCTIBLE OF 1000.0 EACH ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2016 THAT SERVICE WOULD DISABLE THE AIRBAGS. THE ACCIDENT IN APRIL MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING THE ACCIDENT IN JUNE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS NOT INSURED AND THUS I WAS LIABLE FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE. ACCIDENTS WERE ON CITY STREETS. ACCIDENT IN APRIL VEHICLE WAS TURNING AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE GUIDE WIRE (DAMAGE: GRILL,HOOD,RADIATOR, A/C EVAPORATED, AND OTHER PARTS ) ALL WERE REPLACED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11034333
Machine
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