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Mercedes-Benz incorrect front passenger air bag may have been installed during a prior repair.

NHTSA campaign 21V-638 · Reported August 13, 2021 · 205 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class
VEHICLES AFFECTED
205
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag on the affected vehicles, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC reported a problem with the air bags frontal. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

An incorrect front passenger air bag may have been installed during a prior repair.

WHY IT MATTERS

An incorrect air bag may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the front passenger air bag on the affected vehicles, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-638.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012–2015Mercedes-Benz C-Class
2011–2016Mercedes-Benz E-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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