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2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1581256 · 2019-07-05

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
C300
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
47,800
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JUNE 9,2019 I WAS DRIVING GOING TO GIANT GROCERY STORE IN WEST-BARD SHOPPING CENTER IN BETHESDA. .IN THE PARKING LOT I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING COLUMN.HIT A CONCRETE POLE AND PASSED OUT.ALL OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, TIME WAS AROUND I WAS DRIVING ON CITY ROAD.FROM RIVER ROAD TO WESTBARD. I SUFFERED BRAIN,NECK,CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES. SUFFERRED TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIAF OR NEARLY 4 HOURS OR MORE. STILL RECUPERATING. LAST TWO YEARS GETTING LETTERS FOR TAKATA AIRBAG RECALLS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, DID NOT KNOW THAT STEERING COLUMN HAD ISSUES. I DID MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED SERVICE.CAR HAS ABOUT 48,000 MILE ON IT. IT HAS MULTIPLE OPTIONS UPGRADES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11229711
Machine
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