NHTSA Complaint #11509076 — 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11509076
Vehicle	2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	February 21, 2023
Date Filed	February 25, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

Had a minor accident no airbags deployed sitting in car I don’t know a month later something around that sitting in car key not in the ignition sitting in the driver seat when all of a sudden a big bang happened and blue out both side airbag by the sunroof sunroof. Was very loud and knocked my head sideways. Nothing had touch the car car hadn’t been hit car was sitting in the driveway with no ignition running no key in the ignition.

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