{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 20V298: Mercedes Benz C250, Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz C63 AMG and 1 more (2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v298/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V298 (Mercedes-Benz): An incorrect passenger air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz C250, Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz C63 Amg, Mercedes-Benz C350, model year 2012. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 22 May 2020. 640 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2012 C250, C250 Coupe, C300, C350, C350 Coupe, C63 AMG, and C63 AMG Coupe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. An incorrect replacement front passenger air bag may have been installed. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2020060011. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V298 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An incorrect passenger air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 20V298 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 22 May 2020 2012-2012 MERCEDES BENZ C250, MERCEDES BENZ C300, MERCEDES BENZ C63 AMG, MERCEDES-BENZ C350 An incor",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:10:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 20V298: Mercedes Benz C250, Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz C63 AMG and 1 more (2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v298/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}