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What this official recall record says
NHTSA campaign 16V363000 was received on 2016-05-26 and is associated with 9 source rows covering 9 listed vehicle applications. The manufacturer shown in the record is Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC..
- applications
- 9
- campaign number
- 16V363000
- potential units
- 258,163
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall 16V363000National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
safety
What the owner should do next
Check the VIN in the official recall lookup. If the campaign applies, contact an authorized dealer about the remedy; recall remedies are normally handled through the manufacturer program. If warning signs or unsafe operation are present, stop driving and arrange safe transport.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
- vin check required
- Yes
- recommended channel
- dealer
SOURCES
- NHTSA VIN recall lookupNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
causes
Defect described in the recall record
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 C300 Sedan, C300 4matic Sedan, C350 Sedan, C63 AMG Sedan vehicles, 2010-2011 GLK350, GLK350 4-Matic and E350 Coupe vehicles, 2011 SLS AMG, E350 Convertible, E550 Coupe and E550 Convertible vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, MBUSA is recalling certain model year 2008 C300 Sedan, C350 Sedan, C63 AMG Sedan and C300 4-Matic Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- campaign number
- 16V363000
- official record
- NHTSA recall
safety
Safety consequence in the official record
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
repair options
Official remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag modules, free of charge. Owners were sent an interim notification October 2016. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts are available. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
- vin applicability required
- Yes
- dealer confirmation required
- Yes
applicability
Vehicle applications listed for this campaign
The normalized NHTSA rows contain 9 applications across 1 makes and 5 model labels. This list describes campaign records, not confirmation that an individual VIN is open or unrepaired.
- listed application count
- 9
components
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
applications
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- MERCEDES-BENZ
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall datasets and APIsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
methodology
Limits of this database record
Campaign applicability and remedy completion are VIN-specific and can change. This page summarizes the official campaign record; it does not inspect the vehicle, determine whether a symptom is caused by the recalled defect, or replace current instructions from NHTSA or the manufacturer.
- source rows
- 9
- vin check required
- Yes
- individual vehicle verified
- No