# 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320 — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `840466` · 2011-02-05 · 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:** E320
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 92,000
## Narrative
DRIVER SIDE SRS AIRBAG DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY.  NOT RELATED TO ANY COLLISION OR ACCIDENT.  CAR WAS STOPPED, IN PARK, WHEN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BANGING INTO THE DRIVER LEFT SIDE AND ARM.  IF THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STOPPED, THE DRIVER PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.  DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISE TO THE LEFT SIDE AND LEFT ARM
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