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NHTSA recall 00V388000

Air bags › Side/window

Mercedes Benz E Class

Reported Nov 28, 200016,255 vehicles affectedMERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.Maker’s number 2000-110004Built Nov 1, 1996 – Feb 28, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles have experienced side air bag deployments in the absence of a crash.

The risk

Inadvertent side air bag deployment could cause personal injury to the seat occupant.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the driver and passenger door mounted side air bag modules. at the same time, dealers will also inspect the condition of the side air bag module wiring within the doors and replace that wiring if there IS any evidence of damage.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mercedes Benz E Class
1997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during february 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).