NHTSA Campaign 16V081000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V081000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed the report for 16V081000 with NHTSA on February 11, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V081000, NHTSA lists up to 711,159 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 9, 2009 and August 3, 2011.
The 16V081000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V081000 were scheduled from October 18, 2016, 250 days after the report.
16V081000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 16V081000 covers have filed at least 41 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V081000 vehicles, the 2007 Chrysler Crossfire has the most (26).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V081000 ranks 1 of 10 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V081000, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported February 11, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V081000 (2)
Chrysler (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V081000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted