10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,876 miles

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problem #147

Mar 012014

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that Mercedes-Benz of long beach (located at 2300 E spring St, signal hill, ca 90755, (562) 374-7759) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The part was not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

problem #146

Sep 012017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). Mercedes-Benz of houston (17510 I45 North freeway, houston, tx) was contacted and stated that the parts needed for the recall remedy were not available. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #145

Feb 012017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags) was received. After contacting Mercedes-Benz of North palm beach (9275 alternate A1 South, North palm beach, fl) and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA

problem #144

Feb 012017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that Mercedes-Benz of pleasanton (located at 5885 owens dr, pleasanton, ca 94588, (925) 463-2525) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Tracy, CA, USA

problem #143

Mar 012017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250W. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that Mercedes-Benz of portsmouth (located at 309 portsmouth ave, greenland, nh 03840, (603) 431-8585) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Rochester, NH, USA

problem #142

Feb 252019

C250 4-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 19V010000 (air bags) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to repair the vehicle. Mercedes-Benz of paramus (755 NJ-1, paramus, NJ 07652) confirmed that the parts were not available to perform the recall repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Forest Hills, NY, USA

problem #141

Mar 202017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to repair the vehicle. Mercedes-Benz of myrtle beach (936 jason blvd, myrtle beach, SC 29577) confirmed that parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

problem #140

May 012018

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that Mercedes-Benz of thousand oaks (located at 3905 auto mall dr, thousand oaks, ca 91362, (805) 371-5400) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The dealer stated that the part was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

problem #139

Mar 202017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to repair the vehicle. Mercedes-Benz of West covina (2010 E garvey ave S, West covina, ca 91791) confirmed that parts were not available to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #138

Feb 012017

C250

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250W. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). When the contact initially received the notice, he contacted NHTSA for more information. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #137

Apr 122017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall, it has been way to long with out any information. I received a notice in 2017, the airbag has not been replaced. I have asked my Mercedes service adviser several times when car has been in for service. I would like help to get airbag replaced now.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #136

Mar 012017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). Mercedes-Benz of Ontario (located at 3787 E guasti rd, Ontario, ca 91761, (909) 212-8400) stated that the part was not available. The contact felt that the dealer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Murrieta, CA, USA

problem #135

Mar 012017

C250

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the recall notification in March of 2017. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the contact would be notified when the part became available. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was invalid.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #134

Jul 152019

C250

  • miles
Two yrs ago received letter stating takata airbag on front pax side is defective. However, timeline to repair is continously being pushed back eack year!

- Garner, NC, USA

problem #133

Mar 192017

C250

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (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. Atlanta classic cars Mercedes-Benz (1705 boggs rd nw, duluth, ga 30096, (770) 279-3600) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #132

May 312019

C250

  • miles
Takata recall - manufacturer recall number2018030010. The recall was issued on 1/18/2017 but now it's June 2019 and the recall status is still showing "recall incomplete, remedy not yet available"... this is just not acceptable. Please urge Mercedes to take action right away

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #131

Jan 022019

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250W. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mercedes-Benz of temecula (40910 temecula center dr, temecula, ca 92591, (951) 216-7800) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Perris, CA, USA

problem #130

Dec 312017

C250 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that Mercedes-Benz of anaheim (located at 5395 E la palma ave, anaheim, ca 92807, (855) 281-3286) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Chino Hills, CA, USA

problem #129

Jan 182017

C250

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact called Mercedes-Benz of burlington at 781-229-1600 (located at 80 cambridge St, burlington, MA 01803) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Billerica, MA, USA

problem #128

Jan 182017

C250 4-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V017000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called Mercedes-Benz of san antonio (9600 san pedro ave, san antonio, tx 78216, (210) 920-3235) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Terrell Hills, TX, USA

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