Recalls › 98V256000

NHTSA recall 98V256000

Air bags › Frontal

Mercedes Benz E Class

Reported Oct 14, 19984,163 vehicles affectedMERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.Built Jul 1, 1998 – Aug 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a wrong clamp may have been installed on the window air bag units.

The risk

The window air bag may not fully deploy in a side-impact collision, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupant.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the window air bag units and, if the wrong or incorrectly installed clamp IS found, the entire unit will be replaced.

Air bags › FrontalAir bags › Side/window

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Vehicles in this recall

Mercedes Benz E Class
1999

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin november 20, 1998.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-for-mercedes (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).