Vehicle Safety Data

Recall 16V081000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE Defect in 2005-2014 MERCEDES-BENZ E63

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RECALL This recall affects up to 711,159 vehicles.

Recall Summary

NHTSA Campaign 16V081000
Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Vehicles Affected 711,159
Component AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Date Notified
Affected Vehicles
2005 MERCEDES BENZ C320, 2005 MERCEDES BENZ C230, 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230, 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C350, 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C350, 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230, 2007 MERCEDES BENZ SLK55, 2007 MERCEDES BENZ SLK280, 2007 MERCEDES BENZ SLK350, 2007 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE, 2008 MERCEDES BENZ SLK280, 2008 MERCEDES BENZ SLK55, 2008 MERCEDES BENZ SLK350, 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C350, 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C300, 2008 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ ML550, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C63, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ GL320, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ ML350, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ ML320, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ GL550, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ GL450, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ ML63, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ R320, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C350, 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300, 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ R350, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL550, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ R320, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350, 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C63, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ ML320, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GL320, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E63, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E550, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ ML63, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ ML450, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ ML550, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E350, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C350, 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ R350, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E63, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ ML63, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GL350, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E550, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ ML450, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C63, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GL550, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ ML550, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R350, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C350, 2011 MERCEDES BENZ SLS, 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL350, 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450, 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350, 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL550, 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ R350, 2012 MERCEDES BENZ SLS, 2013 MERCEDES BENZ SLS, 2014 MERCEDES BENZ SLS

Defect Description

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet, 2009-2011 ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML550 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and C63 AMG, 2010-2011 ML450 4Matic Hybrid, E350 Coupe, E350 4Matic, E550 Coupe, E550 4Matic, and E63 AMG, 2011-2012 GL350 BlueTec 4Matic and R350 BlueTec 4Matic, 2009-2012 GL450 4Matic, GL550 4Matic and R350 4Matic, 2007-2008 SLK280, SLK350, and SLK55 AMG, 2011-2014 SLS AMG Coupe, 2012 SLS AMG Cabriolet, 2013-2014 SLS AMG GT and SLS AMG GT Cabriolet, 2005 C230 Kompressor and C320, 2006-2007 C230, 2006-2011 C350, 2008-2011 C300 and C300 4Matic, 2010-2012 GLK350 and GLK350 4Matic and 2007-2008 Chrysler Crossfire vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

MBUSA will their notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler owners. Dealers for the respective brands will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Mercedes-Benz owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372 and Chrysler owners may contact Fiat Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.

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