Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| PB-91-60-53A | 02/27/2009 | 10028586 | Mercedes vehicle: the srs indicator lamp is illuminated and code b1058 and b2dbo are stored, replace the srs control unit. models 203 and model 209. model years unknown. *pe | 05/11/2009 | |
| 912956A | 07/22/2004 | 912956B | 10004014 | Supplemental restraint system (srs) warning lamp illuminated. *tt | 11/12/2003 |
| 916061 | 07/09/2003 | 10002966 | Illumination of the supplementary restraint system (srs) lamp within the instrument cluster. *tt | 10/02/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 11/11/2009 | 120000 | 1 | 05/24/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercedes benz c230. the contact stated that he was driving approximately 30 mph when he crashed into a tree that had fallen in the street. the air bags did not deploy and he suffered four broken bones as a result; the vehicle was also destroyed. he was told by the manufacturer that the secondary thresholds were not exceeded to deploy the air bags. an independent inspector stated that the air bags should have deployed. the vehicle identification number was not available. the current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000. updated 3/24/10 *cn updated 06/11/10.*jb | |||
| 09/07/2008 | 65704 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercedes benz c230. the contact stated that the srs warning light illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle was taken to the dealer four days later. the mechanic performed a diagnostic and stated that the srs control module was defective. the mechanic also stated that if the srs control module was not repaired, the air bags would not deploy in a crash. the manufacturer has not been notified. the current mileage was 66,000 and failure mileage was 65,704. | |||
| 01/17/2005 | 12000 | 2 | 04/09/2003 |
| Dt: the contact states the airbag system failed twice in the past ten months. the onboard computer said srs warning did not drive at that time,. the vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. there was a code reset in the computer. this happened again, and they replaced a fuse box in the dashboard. the gas gauge has also gone out twice in one month. the dealership drained the gas and reset a computer code. when it happened again they had to replace a part in the gas tank and reset the computer code again. both items were working correctly at this time.*ak | |||