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1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Aug 20, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
62%
of 13 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Aug 20, 1999
1 injury reported

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHCLE WAS IN MOTION ,RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLSION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845510
Incident
Aug 8, 1999
Airbags
Filed May 14, 1999
1 injury reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
706511
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Dec 5, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WITHOUT ANY REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
805937
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BELT BOLTS 'FIRED', CAUSING HEARING LOSS.

NHTSA ID
509259
Incident
May 10, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 23, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
987215
Incident
Jul 18, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 8, 1996
Crash reported

CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
986575
AirbagsPowertrain (other)Seat belts
Filed Feb 16, 1996

DRIVESHAFT FAILURE, CAUSING AIR BAG TO BLOW UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
979303
Incident
Dec 20, 1995
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 8, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED 11 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
490801
Incident
Jan 8, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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