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1996 MERCEDES BENZ C220 — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1509571 · 2018-10-25

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
C220
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
128,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL; MAYBE. I WAS DRIVING ON FWY-405, HEADING SOUTH, IT WAS AROUND 4:00PM. I WAS GOING THE TRAFFIC SPEED. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC JAM. MY SPEED WAS BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH (THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION). I DIDN'T HIT MY BREAKS, I WAS DRIVING UNDER THE CONDITIONS I JUST STATED; THEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE; THEN IMMEDIATELY (ALMOST SPONTANEOUSLY) THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED TOO. I TRIED MY BEST TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TAKING TWO LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE HAD STOPPED. THE AFTERMATH AFTER: COMPLETE STOP, SMOKE AND SMILE OF DEPLOYED AIRBAGS, A NON STOP SOUND OF THE HORN, AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER IN A DRIVE MODE (IT WAS SHIFTED). I SWITCHED THE CAR KEY AND THE HORN NOISE STOPPED. THEN I CALLED 911.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11142669
Machine
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