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Mercedes-Benz incorrect replacement front passenger air bag may have been installed.

NHTSA campaign 20V-298 · Reported May 22, 2020 · 640 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
VEHICLES AFFECTED
640
REMEDY
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported a problem with the passenger side inflator module. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

An incorrect replacement front passenger air bag may have been installed.

WHY IT MATTERS

An incorrect passenger air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-298.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012Mercedes-Benz C-Class

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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