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NHTSA campaign 01I005000

MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. Recall 01I-005: MERCEDES-BENZ/SIDE AIR BAG

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01I005000 was reported by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. on April 15, 2001, with 2,038 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz E Class and Mercedes Benz SLK for the 2000 model year.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01I005000 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
01I005000 (also written 01I-005 or 01I005)
Filed by
MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Report received
Potentially affected
2,038 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Side/Window
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 01I005000. 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

  • Mercedes Benz SLK

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01I005000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2000 SLK AND E-CLASS VEHICLES. SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT PARKED IN HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING WARMER MONTHS.

Manufacturer remedy

MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. MERCEDES-BENZ HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE SIDE AIR BAG. OWNERS CAN CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01I005000

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.