2000 Mercedes-Benz S Class Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 5%of 81 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 88,700miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S Class, 5% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,700 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.
“Vehicle was hit by a semi-truck on driver side throwing drivers head and body into side door/glass windows. No air bags deployed! Car was severely damaged and was repaired by farmers insurance repair. Air bags were not replaced!!!! Driver suffered upper body trauma, particularly rib cage. Total air bag failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10152519, filed 2006-03, 67,400 miles“A simple traffic accident which LED to air bag exploded, and injuring my daughter in the right eye, and loss of vision, because the driver's side air bag has sharp edges with the stitch on the surface of this to beat touching the passenger and his face.”
NHTSA complaint #10255150, filed 2009-01, 110,000 miles“A simple traffic accident which LED to an explosion car air bags, and injuring my daughter in the right eye, and loss of vision, because the driver's side air bag has sharp edges with the stitch on the surface of this to beat touching the passenger and his face.”
NHTSA complaint #10247547, filed 2008-11, 181,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S Class
33 complaintsSuspension
21 complaintsInterior lighting
17 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S Class
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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