10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 6 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 16,898 miles
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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (Mercedes-Benz of reno, 11500 S Virginia St, reno, nv 89511) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was contacted at 877-496-3691 and stated that they were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. A case number was not provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Battle Mountain, NV, USA
I was told to file here if there was no remedy on the safety recall and there wasn't. there was a safety recall in February 2016 for my takata airbag and to this date, there is no available remedy. This is a huge safety concern. I just checked online and status is same no remedy -incomplete.
- Oak Park, CA, USA
Takata recall my SRS light has been on. In the last 6 months I have made contact with Mercedes dealer in henderson nv an I continue to be told, they don't have the part an cannot tell me when they will get it in they want me to pay them to repair the problem" I have received a recall notice about this same problem at least 4 times in the last year when is my car going to be fixed" NHTSA recall # 16V081,16V363,17vo17 priority group 4 vehicles
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
Takata recall. Dealer says they do not have replacement parts. I've been waiting for them to get replacement parts for nearly a year now.
- Seattle, WA, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mercedes-Benz of san diego in san diego, California was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Chula Vista, CA, USA
Takata recall - dealer does not have the parts and can not repair. This is unacceptable!
- Clinton, WA, USA
Takata recall- went in for recall SRS light turned on.dealer said it would cost 150- to find out problem, I've said isn' the SRS light is the airbag unit" he said no mechanic is going work if the red light is on, unless the red light not there.so I've asked what if something happens along the way" he said sorry, then( I rescheduled in 5 days. I took car home to get SRS-redligjt off.) at honolulu, Mercedes Benz.
- Kailua,, HI, USA
Takata recall - went on www.airbagrecall.com saw a list of dealerships to contact. Called stevens creek Benz and repair person told me to ignore any of the tk holding's postcards and any other postcards relating to the airbag recall and wait for Mercedes to contact me.
- San Jose, CA, USA
Takata recall-Mercedes Benz has failed to replace the driver's side air bag in my car. Recall was announced in April 2016-over a year ago. I live in ca, which is listed as a priority part of the country for having recall completed.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
Takata recall I was rear ended and headrest airbags deployed.
- Montclair, CA, USA
"takata recall" - no remedy on faulty airbags and received notice that company has filed chapter 11. First notified in 2016, but manufacturer haven't resolved. I'm not sure what the safety impact would be in the event of an accident. No accident has occurred to date.
- Camp Springs, MD, USA
Takata recall, still no airbags available.
- Annapolis, MD, USA
Takata recall. The contact owned a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle was involved in a side impact collision with a firetruck. The air bags deployed. There were three injuries that required medical attention. The front driver sustained lacerations to the face due to the air bag deployment, the passenger sustained brain damage, and the rear passenger sustained moderate bruising and pain. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The contact was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags) after the crash. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. *
- Riverdale, GA, USA
Takata recall currently we have no information regarding the fix. We purchased this vehicle in August of 2016 and were notified by previous owners on January 2017.
- Carlsbad, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (Mercedes-Benz of greensboro located at 819 norwalk St, greensboro, nc 27407; (336) 856-1552) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was contacted at 888-994-1709 and stated that the parts were not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Burlington, NC, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags). The part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The prestige motors dealer informed the contact that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the repair was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Fair Lawn, NJ, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Bluffton, SC, USA
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V081000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
The airbags were recalled a year ago and Mercedes keeps saying they dont have parts to fix. Unsafe to drive. I think they should be trying harder to fix.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Bell, CA, USA