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2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — AIR BAGS

crash · 1422234 · 2017-11-06

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
750,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES IN MARCH 2017 THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE IT'S AIR BAG REPLACED. MY DEALER IN MERCEDES DEALER IN CALABASAS HAS HAD NO APPROVAL OR INSTRUCTIONS TO REPLACE THE BAG AT THAT TIME AND IS NOT REPLACING MY AIRBAG. I JUST SPOKE TO MERCEDES CALABASAS ON 11/3/2017 WITH THE SAME ANSWER. PLEASE REPLACE MY AIR BAG...ITS BEEN ONE YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED THAT MY AIR BUGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN SOMEONE BACKED INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS STATIONARY. I BUY AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND I HAVE TO WAIT OVER A YEAR FOR A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG..THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! THE FACT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A DEFECTIVE BAG IS NOT MERCEDES WAY OF DOING BUSINESS. I WANT THE CAR REPLACED IF THE AIR BAGS AREN'T REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I AM PUTTING MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND FAMILY AT R

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11043736
Machine
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