2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 Air Bags Frontal Driver Side Inflator Module Recall

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2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 Air Bags Frontal Driver Side Inflator Module Recall

 NHTSA Recall #129531
NHTSA Compaign #18V208000
MFG Compaign #2018050003
 ManufacturerMercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
 SupplierMERCEDES-BENZ
 BrandMERCEDES-BENZ
 ModelAMG GLC43
 Model Year2018
 ComponentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
 Date of notification23/05/18
 Begin date of manufacuring23/01/18
 End date of manufacturing07/02/18
Type of recallV
Recall initiatorMFR
 Report received29/03/18
 Report created02/04/18
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units57
 Defect summaryMercedes-benz usa llc (mbusa) is recalling certain 2018 amg gt, amg gt c, glc43 amg 4matic, glc300, glc300 4matic and glc350e 4matic vehicles. The housing for the driver side air bag inflator may have been made with defective steel. In the event of an air bag deployment, the defective steel may cause the inflator to improperly inflate the driver-side air bag and potentially rupture.
 Consequence summaryIn the event of a crash involving driver air bag deployment, an improperly inflated air bag and/or an inflator rupture with sharp metal fragments might result in serious injury or death to the driver or to occupants.
 Corrective actionMbusa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin may 29, 2018. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
 Recall notesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

  • 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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