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NHTSA campaign 16V081000

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Recall 16V-081: Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 16V081000 was reported by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. on February 11, 2016, with 711,159 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz C350, Mercedes Benz C 300, Mercedes Benz GL450 and more for model years 2005–2014. Owners were notified on October 18, 2016, 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 16V081000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
16V081000 (also written 16V-081 or 16V081)
Filed by
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Report received
Potentially affected
711,159 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified

Repair completion: 92.45% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V081000. 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.

Chrysler

  • Chrysler Crossfire

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – August 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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Mercedes Benz

  • Mercedes Benz C63

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built October 9, 2007 – March 7, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz C230

    • 2005 · Vehicles built November 18, 2003 – June 17, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built February 4, 2005 – March 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz C 300

    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built February 20, 2007 – July 13, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz C320

    • 2005 · Vehicles built February 2, 2004 – May 27, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz C350

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built April 28, 2005 – December 22, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built January 29, 2007 – July 7, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz E63

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built July 9, 2009 – August 3, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz E 350

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built June 8, 2009 – September 15, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz E550

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – September 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz GL320

    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built February 8, 2008 – June 21, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz GL350

    • 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built June 17, 2010 – July 24, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz GL450

    • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built January 30, 2008 – August 15, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz GL550

    • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built April 11, 2008 – June 21, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz GLK350

    • 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built April 24, 2008 – July 16, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz ML63

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built February 8, 2008 – December 20, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz ML320

    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 23, 2008 – June 18, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz ML350

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built February 11, 2008 – July 28, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz ML450

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – September 18, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz ML550

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built February 6, 2008 – July 11, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz R320

    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 26, 2008 – June 17, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz R350

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built February 6, 2008 – July 12, 2011 (per NHTSA)
    • 2012 · Vehicles built May 12, 2011 – June 21, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz SLK55

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built March 14, 2006 – December 20, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz SLK280

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built October 27, 2005 – February 12, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz SLK350

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built October 31, 2005 – February 12, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercedes Benz SLS

    • 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 · Vehicles built December 10, 2009 – March 22, 2014 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V081000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V081000

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.