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2012 Mercedes benz GL550 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1281002
Internal NHTSA #	10863167
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	GL550
Model Year	2012
File date	03/02/15
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Takata recall - i had head-on collision accident on 02/03/2015, steering wheel and leg air bag was deployed, but caused me injury after it deployed to my hand, fingers and knees. Once leg air bad deployed, my right kneed hit the switch underneath the driver seat and caused injury. Mercedes don't install this switch underneath the seat anymore and i believe there was flaw in design and location of this switch and now they changed the location of switch. They might have found something in their testing. Please see pictures of my injuries on fingers caused by steering wheel airbag and knee injury by leg air bad hitting the switch. I have more pictures of accident scene and would like to share. Around 8:05 am i left my home to go to work. When i was on bridge near the fire station, i saw silver car came in my lane and driving towards me. I came in my mind that this car is going to hit me and as it was coming closer and thought came in my mind that i might die. I moved slowly to right on the shoulder of bridge to avoid the accident and stopped my vehicle, next thing i know l hear loud sound, gas & burning smell. I thought my vehicle is going to catch fire. I don
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	63000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COLUMBIA, MO
VIN pattern	4JGBF8GE5CAXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Mercedes benz GL550 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Mercedes benz GL550 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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