NHTSA Campaign 18V032000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V032000 covers 2 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 18V032000 with NHTSA on January 9, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V032000, NHTSA lists up to 17,413 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 28, 2012 and July 9, 2013.
The 18V032000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V032000 were scheduled from December 28, 2018, 353 days after the report.
18V032000 covers 2 models from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 18V032000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V032000 vehicles, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 has the most (12).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V032000 ranks 22 of 96 Daimler Vans USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V032000, Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V032000 was 17V480000, reported on July 28, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2013 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of 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 explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on March 13, 2018. The recall began December 28, 2018. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.
Reported January 9, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V032000 (2)
Mercedes-Benz (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V032000, 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: January 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted