NHTSA campaign 99V327000
Mercedes Benz Recall 99V-327: MERCEDES-BENZ/AIR BAG MODULE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V327000 was reported by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. on November 22, 1999, with 4,402 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz SL320, Mercedes Benz SL500, Mercedes Benz SL600 and more for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on January 18, 2000, 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 99V327000 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
- 99V327000 (also written 99V-327 or 99V327)
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,402 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- 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 99V327000. 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 SL320
- 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Mercedes Benz SL500
- 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Mercedes Benz SL600
- 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Mercedes Benz SL Class
- 1997 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V327000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CORROSION OF THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION FILAMENT OF THE AIR BAG GAS GENERATOR MODULE CAN OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN AREAS OF FREQUENTLY HIGH HUMIDITY.
Safety consequence
CORROSION OF THE IGNITION FILAMENT CAN RESULT IN THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED UNINTENTIONALLY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 18,2000. 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 99V327000
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.