| Issue ID | 1387933 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11001831 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | E350 |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 21/06/17 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | This vehicle is. A 2014 mercedes benz e350 cabriolet on this vechile there is a latch on front seats that if pulled forward will make way to enter rear seats being that idly is a two door car this is the same lay out for accessing back seats for the coupe model the latch that must be pulled is some kind of plastic covered in some kind of metal. Decorative material this metal has peeled of with no cause he edges of this metal that is defective on these cars is extremely sharp we have severely cut are hands with out realizing these defect was there i was informed that other cars also have these problem it is a major safety risk because it is a part of the vehicle you must physically grab with your hands to have back seat access this patch is very dangerouse please be carfull it can appear out of no where like it happened to us every thing was ok then the metal coating just became defective and peeling of on its own ps i have been told from service advisors they have seen this before and other people have been injured the brown stuff on the latch is bandaids we placed there so our children don't get injured from the metal |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN pattern | WDDKK5KF8EFXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 3 |
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| 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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