# 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1415505` · 2017-10-19 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** C300
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 46,754
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
"TAKATA RECALL"  I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES DATED AUGUST 2016 REGARDING THIS RECALL.  SINCE THEN I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORT MYERS DEALERSHIP REQUESTING FREE REPLACEMENT.  EACH TIME INCLUDING TODAY I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS OR THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM CORPORATE TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS.  TODAY I RECEIVED A POST CARD REGARDING TK HOLDINGS FILING CHAPTER 11.  LAST YEAR MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING 19K OF DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF.  I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING. SHE WAS TRAVELING EAST WHEN I STATIONARY TRUCK PULLED INTO HER LANE CAUSING PASSENGER FRONT END DAMAGE.
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