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NHTSA Campaign 19V004000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA campaign 19V004000 covers 6 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 19V004000 with NHTSA on January 8, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 19V004000, NHTSA lists up to 88,388 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 27, 2013 and April 5, 2017.

The 19V004000 report reached NHTSA 21 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 19V004000 were scheduled from March 15, 2019, 66 days after the report.

19V004000 covers 2 models from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2014–2017.

Owners of the model years 19V004000 covers have filed at least 29 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 19V004000 vehicles, the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 has the most (12).

By potentially affected vehicles, 19V004000 ranks 3 of 96 Daimler Vans USA, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 19V004000, Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 10 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V004000 was 18V032000, reported on January 9, 2018.

What this recall covers

The defect
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2014-2017 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. The recall began March 15, 2019. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.

Reported January 8, 2019

Vehicles covered by 19V004000 (6)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V004000, 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 8, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted