Vehicle recall 00V388000 · November 28, 2000
1997 Mercedes-Benz E Class
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have experienced side air bag deployments in the absence of a crash.
- Consequence
- Inadvertent side air bag deployment could cause personal injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the driver and passenger door mounted side air bag modules. At the same time, dealers will also inspect the condition of the side air bag module wiring within the doors and replace that wiring if there is any evidence of damage.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during February 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V388000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 28, 2000
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 2000-110004
- Owner notification
- February 2, 2001
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 16,255
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags › Side/window
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mercedes-Benz E Class (1997): 1997
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