2014 Mercedes-Benz C300 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 53 complaints for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C300, 44% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 53 44% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While in motion (driving) another driver turned in front of me, causing me to t-bone her (police report with description attached). I slammed on brakes to to lessen the unavoidable impact. I estimate my speed at 30-35 MPH. My airbags failed to deploy. My car was totaled, as was the other driver I hit. I had 2 spiral metacarpal fractures in my left hand from hitting the steering wheel that required surgical placement of two plates and 12 screws, and my knees hit the dash board, my right hip bruised from seatbelt,I…
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mercedes-benz c300. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v627000 (steering). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a month ago. The manufacturer was contacted several times and was unable to confirm when the parts were to become available. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 27,000.