NHTSA Complaint #11176577 — 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ARM REST AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS IN A CONSTRUCTION LANE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. BOTH OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE FLATTENED AND THE ALUMINUM RIMS WERE BENT. THE CONTACT WAS SORE, BUT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,224. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,224.