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Mercedes-Benz - Specific climatic conditions may over time cause a chemical change in the propellant in the airbag inflator of certain takata airbags. In the event of an accident in which the airbag is deployed this change could cause the airbag inflator to burst due to increased internal pressure.

Official notice

15 Nov 2022

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Specific climatic conditions may over time cause a chemical change in the propellant in the airbag inflator of certain takata airbags. In the event of an accident in which the airbag is deployed this change could cause the airbag inflator to burst due to increased internal pressure.. Specific climatic conditions may over time cause a chemical change in the propellant in the airbag inflator of certain takata airbags. In the event of an accident in which the airbag is deployed this change could cause the airbag inflator to burst due to increased internal pressure. Published 2022-11-15.

What to do now

Replace the affected front passenger airbags on the affected vehicles.

Units affected

53

Recall number

R-2022-312

Official notice

2022-11-15

The hazard

Specific climatic conditions may over time cause a chemical change in the propellant in the airbag inflator of certain takata airbags. In the event of an accident in which the airbag is deployed this change could cause the airbag inflator to burst due to increased internal pressure.

How to check if you're affected

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Models

SPRINTER 906

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES-BENZ VANS UK LTD SPRINTER 906

Units affected

53

Hazard

Specific climatic conditions may over time cause a chemical change in the propellant in the airbag inflator of certain takata airbags. In the event of an accident in which the airbag is deployed this change could cause the airbag inflator to burst due to increased internal pressure.

Where it was sold

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Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Mercedes-benz vans uk ltd

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mercedes-Benz. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2022-312

Recall details

Recall number

R-2022-312

Campaign number

SRV2207

Units affected

53

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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