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2004 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 475355 · 2004-06-25

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
E CLASS
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
900
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY BRAELY FUNCTIONED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BUS. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A SIGNAL FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. *AK NOT ONLY DID THE AIR NAG FAIL TO DEPLOY BUT THE DASH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10073609
Machine
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