Vehicle recall 98V256000 · October 14, 1998
1999 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. A wrong clamp may have been installed on the window air bag units.
- Consequence
- The window air bag may not fully deploy in a side-impact collision, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the window air bag units and, if the wrong or incorrectly installed clamp is found, the entire unit will be replaced.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin November 20, 1998.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-for-mercedes (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
- 98V256000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 14, 1998
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
- Owner notification
- November 20, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 4,163
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Side/window; Air bags › Frontal
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 (1999): 1999
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