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2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1749555 · 2021-05-28

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GLC 300
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC300. The contact stated that upon driving through an intersection at 40 mph, another vehicle had run a stoplight. The contact swerved in an attempted to avoid the vehicle, however, she had hit the vehicle's rear driver side tire weld. The contact stated that the driver-side airbag did not deploy upon impact; however, the passenger-side airbag, where her mother was seated, did deploy. The Mercedes-Me app automatically called 911 and the contact initially declined medical attention at the time. A police report was filed. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The next day, the contact was referred by her doctor to a hospital where they performed a cat scan and x-ray. The contact tested positive for Covid-19 the following Monday and believed it was as a result of the hospital visit. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and upon her own research, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V354000(BACK OVER PREVENTION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The vehicle remained in the possession of the independent mechanic and had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11418848
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown