2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 55 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 135,626miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500, 2% of the 55 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 135,626 miles.
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.
“We were driving at highway speed around 65 MPH when either the transmission or differential went out. We're not sure exactly what happened mechanically because we haven't taken the car to the shop yet. But whatever it was, it was definitely catastrophic. There was no accident at all. We were able to maneuver the car safely to the side of the highway after the car broke. But for some reason the passenger side airbags deployed the instant that the car broke down! The airbags in turn injured the passengers sitting on the passenger side of the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10344761, filed 2010-07, 135,626 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500
31 complaintsInterior lighting
12 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500
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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