NHTSA Campaign 17V479000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V479000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed the report for 17V479000 with NHTSA on July 28, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V479000, NHTSA lists up to 20,665 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2009 and August 31, 2011.
The 17V479000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V479000 were scheduled from January 12, 2018, 168 days after the report.
17V479000 covers 2 models from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 17V479000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V479000 vehicles, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V479000 ranks 18 of 96 Daimler Vans USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V479000, Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V479000 was 17V093000, reported on February 10, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Freightliner and Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled into the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag, free of charge. The began on January 12, 2018. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-379.
Reported July 28, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V479000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V479000, 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: July 28, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted