# 2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E 300 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1818598` · 2022-06-11 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** E 300
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
## Narrative
While the vehicle was parked, at approximately 6:15 pm on June 11, 2022 while I was retrieving my iPod that was on the cupholder of my wife’s car, I got cut on the back of my right hand by the chrome plating lining the top part of the cupholder. The cut was painful and was one centimeter long. After I got cut I noticed that the chrome plating around the cupholder was peeling off and was sharp to the touch. The peeling off was mainly on the middle to the left-hand side of the center console cupholder, it is razor sharp and very dangerous.  Please warn other drivers about this danger. It would be especially dangerous if someone gets cut while driving the car.  It seems other Mercedes Benz owners have had this issue too:  Here - https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w205/724605-interior-chrome-trim-flaking.html  And here - https://mbworld.org/forums/w213-amg/810641-ashtray-cup-holder-trim.html  This problem is similar to one I had experienced years ago on the door handle of a Hyundai Sonata I used to own, with peeling sharp chrome edge on interior drivers door handle - https://www.autoblog.com/amp/2009/05/26/hyundai-recalling-over-91-000-sonata-sedans-due-to-sharp-chro/
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