NHTSA campaign 00V388000 · Manufacturer campaign 2000-110004
Mercedes Benz Recall 00V-388: MERCEDES-BENZ/SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V388000 (Manufacturer campaign 2000-110004) was reported by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. on November 28, 2000, with 16,255 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz E Class for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on February 2, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V388000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V388000 (also written 00V-388 or 00V388)
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2000-110004
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 16,255 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Recall Query RQ00-013 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V388000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz E Class
- 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1996 – February 28, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V388000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS IN THE ABSENCE OF A CRASH.
Safety consequence
INADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAG MODULES. AT THE SAME TIME, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE CONDITION OF THE SIDE AIR BAG MODULE WIRING WITHIN THE DOORS AND REPLACE THAT WIRING IF THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V388000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.