2014 Mercedes-Benz C300 air bags problems
52 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C300 — 55% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I purchased my vehicle from the Mercedes Benz Dealership and received a recall letter in the mail stating that driver side deployment may occur. After receiving notice I brought the car to the dealership to get the recall repaired. I've been driving around with a false sense of security believing…”
filed Aug 20, 2024
“While I was driving my car the driver side airbag abruptly deployed. The airbag inadvertently deployed; the car did not crash into anything to cause the airbag to deploy. When the airbag erupted it caused injury to my head, face, hand, arm and wrist. I believe the airbag is defective because I have…”
filed Jul 2, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Air BagsCampaign 19V010000 · Jan 9, 2019
- Driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering…Campaign 17V627000 · Oct 6, 2017
Air Bags problems in other C300 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 C300 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 C300 | 12 | 3% |
| 2013 C300 | 99 | 38% |
| 2012 C300 | 114 | 43% |
| 2011 C300 | 250 | 52% |
| 2010 C300 | 202 | 45% |
| 2009 C300 | 182 | 32% |
| 2008 C300 | 270 | 40% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C300
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.