Recall 98V256000: 1999 Mercedes-Benz E Class

Report received

Oct 14, 1998

Manufacturer

Mercedes-benz usa, inc.

Potentially affected

4,163vehicles

Model years

1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A wrong clamp may have been installed on the window air bag units.

Possible consequence

The window air bag may not fully deploy in a side-impact collision, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupant.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the window air bag units and, if the wrong or incorrectly installed clamp is found, the entire unit will be replaced.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Mercedes-Benz E Class13 complaints