{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2000/142: Mercedes-Benz C Class, SL, E Class and 1 more (Unintentional deployment of air bag)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2000-142/",
  "summary": "Mercedes-Benz C Class, SL, E Class and 1 more: Unintentional deployment of air bag. DVSA reference R/2000/142, launched 8 May 2001, 28,164 vehicles. Defect, r",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Cars Uk Ltd C Class, Sl, E Class, S Class. Published by the DVSA as R/2000/142 on 8 May 2001. Concern: Unintentional deployment of air bag. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , 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 / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2000/142 8 May 2001 Mercedes-Benz (listed as MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD) 1844 28,164 C Class 7,041 1 September 1995 31 December 1996 SL 7,041 1 September 1995 31 December 1996 E Class 7,041 1 September 1995 31 December 1996 S Class 7,041 1 September 1995 31 December 1996 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 Sept",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2001-05-08T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2000/142: Mercedes-Benz C Class, SL, E Class and 1 more (Unintentional deployment of air bag)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2000-142/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}