Mercedes-benz C350 2012

• Recall 184497 [USA]: An incorrect air bag may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc (mbusa) is recalling certain 2015-2016 e400 coupe, 2012-2015 c250 coupe, c350 coupe, c63 amg coupe, 2011-2014 e350 coupe, and 2012-2014 e350 cabrio vehicles. An incorrect front passenger air bag may have been installed during a prior repair.
  dealers will replace the front passenger air bag on the affected vehicles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on september 10, 2021. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 156554 [USA]: An incorrect passenger air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc. (mbusa) is recalling certain 2012 c250, c250 coupe, c300, c350, c350 coupe, c63 amg, and c63 amg coupe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. An incorrect replacement front passenger air bag may have been installed.
  mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began july 10, 2020. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Mbusa's number for this recall is 2020060011.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 129278 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc (mbusa) is recalling certain 2014 c250, c300 4matic, c350, c63 amg, e350 4matic coupe, e350 cabrio, e350 coupe, sls amg cabrio, sls amg coupe, 2014-2015 c250 coupe, c350 4matic coupe, c350 coupe, c63 amg coupe, glk 350, glk250 bluetec 4matic, glk350 rwd, 2015-2017 e400 4matic coupe, e400 cabrio, e400 coupe, 2014-2017 e550 cabrio, and 2014-2016 e550 coupe vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of al, ca, fl, ga, hi, la, ms, sc, tx, pr, as, gu, the mp, and vi or "zone a." additionally, mbusa is recalling certain 2012-2014 c250, e350 4matic coupe, sls amg cabrio, 2012-2015 c250 coupe, c350 4matic coupe, c350 coupe, c63 amg coupe, 2011 c300, 2011-2014 c300 4matic, c350, c63 amg, e350 cabrio, e350 coupe, sls amg coupe, 2015-2016 e400 4matic coupe, e400 cabrio, e400 coupe, 2011-2016 e550 cabrio, e550 coupe, 2011-2015 glk350 4matic, glk350 rwd, and 2013-2015 glk250 bluetec 4matic vehicles ever registered in the states of az, ar, de, dc, il, in, ks, ky, md, mo, ne, nv, nj, nm, nc, oh, ok, pa, tn, va, and wv or "zone b." mbusa is also recalling certain 2012-2014 c250, e350 4matic coupe, sls amg cabrio 2012-2015 c250 coupe, c350 4matic coupe, c350 coupe, c63 amg coupe, 2010-2011 c300, 2010-2014 c300 4matic, c350, c63 amg, e350 coupe, 2011-2014 e350 cabrio, sls amg coupe, 2015-2016 e400 4matic coupe, e400 cabrio, e400 coupe, 2016-2017 e550 cabrio, 2010-2016 e550 coupe, 2010-2015 glk350 4matic, glk350 rwd, and 2013-2015 glk250 bluetec 4matic vehicles ever registered in the states of ak, co, ct, id, ia, me, ma, mi, mn, mo, nh, ny, nd, or, ri, sd, ut, vt, wa, wi and wy or "zone c." these vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
  mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began march 29, 2019. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 130764 [USA]: If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc. (mbusa) is recalling these vehicles: 2014-2018 cla250, cla250 4matic, cla45 amg 4matic, 2015-2018 gla250, gla250 4matic, gla45 amg 4matic, c300 4matic, c63s amg, 2012-2014 c250, c350, c300 4matic, e550 4matic, 2013-2014 c63 amg, 2012-2015 c250 coupe, c350 coupe, c63 amg coupe, 2013-2015 c350 4matic coupe, glk250 4matic bluetec, glk350, glk350 4matic, 2016-2017 C350E, c43 amg, 2015 c400 4matic, 2016-2018 c63 amg, glc300, glc300 4matic, 2017-2018 c300 coupe, c300 4matic coupe, c43 amg, c63 amg coupe, c63s amg coupe, c300 cabriolet, c300 4matic cabriolet, c43 amg cabriolet, c63 amg cabriolet, c63s amg cabriolet, glc300 4matic coupe, glc43 amg, glc43 amg coupe, 2014 e350 coupe, e350 4matic coupe, e350 cabriolet, e400 hybrid, 2015-2017 e400 coupe, e400 4matic coupe, e400 cabriolet, 2014-2017 e550 coupe, e550 cabriolet, B250E, 2014-2016 e250 bluetec, e63 amg 4matic wagon, 2012-2013 e350 bluetec, 2012-2016 e350, e350 4matic, 2015-2016 e400, e400 4matic, 2012 e63 amg, 2014-2015 e250 4matic bluetec, 2013-2016 e350 wagon, 2017 glC300D 4matic, and 2018 glC350E 4matic. The driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air bag clockspring is broken.
  mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components, free of charge. The recall began in december 6, 2017. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 124964 [USA]: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc (mbusa) is recalling certain 2012 c300 4matic, c250, c250 coupe, c350, c350 coupe 4matic, c350 coupe, c63 amg, c63 amg coupe, e350 coupe 4matic, e350 cabrio, e350 coupe, e550 cabrio, e550 coupe, glk350 4matic, glk350, sls amg cabrio, and sls amg coupe 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 2009 c300 4matic, c300, c350 and c63 amg 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." additionally, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above mbusa is recalling certain 2008 c300 4matic, c300, and c350 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming. 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.
  mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag modules, free of charge. Owners were sent an interim notification in march 2017. Second notices started going out in october 2018 and continue to be mailed as parts become available. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-877-496-3691
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Desiccated air bag inflator rupture investigation # EA21002

  From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.Nhtsa.Gov/sites/nhtsa.Gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.Pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in us vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004l that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All takata inflators produced with propellant 2004l contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated psan inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant saturation can occur within the first five years in the worst environments, and the time required for full saturation is affected by multiple factors. While no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004.Three entities -- takata (now known as tk global), the independent testing coalition, and exponent -- have been studying the long-term behavior of takata desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004l (as well as 2004) in the presence of moisture and temperature cycling. The research efforts, which include development of predictive modeling techniques and field sample analysis, are ongoing. To date, none of the researchers have identified field evidence showing that propellant 2004l is undergoing a degradation process that leads to aggressive deployment and potential rupture. However, the time in service of such inflators remains short compared to that of the inflators using propellant 2004. Further study is needed to assess the long-term safety of desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l.The office of defects investigation is opening this investigation to examine whether a safety defect related to propellant degradation exists in non-recalled desiccated psan frontal inflators manufactured by takata. This investigation will require extensive information on takata production processes and surveys of inflators in the field. Lists of recall actions that may have used desiccated psan inflators as remedy parts, as well as the makes and models originally manufactured with them, is available with the downloadable version of this document (see nhtsa.Gov/recalls?Nhtsaid=ea21002 -- note this information is subject to change/revision as the investigation proceeds). This investigation does not supersede ea15-001, which remains open.
  

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1. The (rh) rear suspension forward link attach point on the rear suspension cross-member (mercedes-benz p/n: 204-350-01-41), separated from the sub frame due to internal corrosion of the suspension cross-member. Part available for inspection. 2. When part failed, the rh rear wheel alignment was no-longer fixed; some loss of vehicle steering control was experienced, especially during braking and also turning. 3. Numerous reports of similar episodes of this failure are reported in owners' and maintainers' forums. The dealer service department was familiar with this suspension cross-member part failure. 5. This vehicle passed a maryland state safety inspection performed by the seller of the vehicle 6 months and 5000 mi prior to the part failure. 6. Part failed with no warning, during normal driving on secondary roads.

The steering wheel locked could not start the car. Car was driven then turned off, when you return to the vehicle, it will not turn on.Everything was unresponsive,which wont turn on engine. Had to tow to dealership it cost me 1800.00. So they said the electrical for car was bad. Then my fuel tank leaked, the componets to the fuel tank all were bad, and l could smell the gas in my car and garage. Cost me 805.00 to repair. Lucky it did not blow up

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes benz c350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v010000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mercedes benz of buffalo located at (8185 main street, williamsville, ny 14221), confirmed parts not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes benz c350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v010000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mercedes benz of buffalo located at (8185 main street, williamsville, ny 14221), confirmed parts not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

1 year after receiving recall letter for takata airbag recall (phase 4). Mercedes benz of san diego still will not replace the airbag. They will not give a date. They provided a telephone # for mercedes corporate customer care. The menu items for airbag status leads to a call that is never answered and/or will eventually disconnect. Date below is the date of the original letter from mercedes. Last call to dealership was 1/13/2020

1 year after receiving recall letter for takata airbag recall (phase 4). Mercedes benz of san diego still will not replace the airbag. They will not give a date. They provided a telephone # for mercedes corporate customer care. The menu items for airbag status leads to a call that is never answered and/or will eventually disconnect. Date below is the date of the original letter from mercedes. Last call to dealership was 1/13/2020

2012 mercedes benz c350. Consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair. *js

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes-benz c350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v010000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mercedes-benz of tysons corner (8545 leesburg pike, vienna, va 22182, (571) 322-8769) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified. On several occasions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes-benz c350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v081000 (air bags); however; the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The dealer (baker motor company of charleston, 843-628-0202) was called and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C300D [1] C300D
• C350E [1] C350E
• B250E [1] B250E
• P0442 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0456 [1] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P2269 [1] Water in Fuel Condition
• C2197 [1] C2197
• P0301 [1] Cylinder 1 Misfire Detected
• P0306 [1] Cylinder 6 Misfire Detected