Mercedes-benz Sls 2012

• Recall 129262 [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.

• Recall 124962 [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.

• Recall 119189 [USA]: 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.
  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.
  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.
  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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• Desiccated air bag inflator rupture investigation as of 20210917

  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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• C2197 [1] C2197

We have a 2012 mercedes amg sls that is a collector's car with only 5000 or so miles on it. In the last 5 years, i think it has been driven only about 2500 or so miles by us. Even though we put very few miles on the car every year, we still get an annual service done. This year when we took the car back home from the dealer's service department, we noticed a very strong odor of gasoline. We took the car back to the dealer and they discovered that the "sending unit" of the fuel system was cracked. This resulted in the passenger cabin of the car getting soaked in gasoline, as noted in the attached invoice. The dealer said this is a major safety hazard, and that we were very lucky the car did not catch fire. The reason of this complaint is that mercedes benz refused to take care of such a major safety item. The repair bill was almost $4,000, but since we are a long time customer of the mercedes dealership, they gave us a big discount. But that's besides the point. Mercedes benz should have started a safety recall process after discovering this dangerous item, and taken care of our repairs. Our hope is that nhtsa will lean on mercedes benz to do the right thing. [xxxx] redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6)

We have a 2012 mercedes amg sls that is a collector's car with only 5000 or so miles on it. In the last 5 years, i think it has been driven only about 2500 or so miles by us. Even though we put very few miles on the car every year, we still get an annual service done. This year when we took the car back home from the dealer's service department, we noticed a very strong odor of gasoline. We took the car back to the dealer and they discovered that the "sending unit" of the fuel system was cracked. This resulted in the passenger cabin of the car getting soaked in gasoline, as noted in the attached invoice. The dealer said this is a major safety hazard, and that we were very lucky the car did not catch fire. The reason of this complaint is that mercedes benz refused to take care of such a major safety item. The repair bill was almost $4,000, but since we are a long time customer of the mercedes dealership, they gave us a big discount. But that's besides the point. Mercedes benz should have started a safety recall process after discovering this dangerous item, and taken care of our repairs. Our hope is that nhtsa will lean on mercedes benz to do the right thing. [xxxx] redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6)

Takata recall. Do you have any idea when mercedes is going to have a fix for my car? They don't seem to be working on the problem. I have received a couple of notices that they are going to start repairing them but then send another notice months later that it's been delayed again.

I have been waiting for over 10 months for a solution to this takata airbag recall and there still is none. Other manufacturers are fixing theirs (bmw)...Why is mercedes not able to fix theirs? This is a deadly problem that needs to fix.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes-benz sls. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v081000 (air bags) and 17v017000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer (mercedes-benz of sarasota, 4754 clark rd, sarasota, fl 34233, (941)-275-1293) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedies. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

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