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1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
20%of 10 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E, 20% of the 10 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While transporting four children to school, I heard a long banging noise underneath the car. The car traveled about 6 feet and stopped. After the car stopped, the driverside airbag deployed causing severe brusing, abrasions, and burns to my left arm. Clifford blakemore, service manager at long of chattanooga confirmed that the airbag could deploy under the conditions described and after the vehicle had stopped. He stated that the flexdisk which connects the drive shaft to the transmission probably came loose and resulted in the drive shaft hitting the transmission tunnel. …”

NHTSA complaint #728762, filed 2000-08

“While driving at about 45-50 MPH consumer had a high impact head-on collison. Upon impact, driver's sid air bag did not deploy. Contacted dealer, and dealer was just aware that airs bag did not deploy.”

NHTSA complaint #879498, filed 2001-01

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1991220%

Other parts of the 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E

Engine cooling
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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