Chrysler Crossfire, Mercedes Benz C230, Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz C320, Mercedes Benz C350, Mercedes Benz C63, model years 2005 to 2014. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 11 February 2016. 711,159 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet, 2009-2011 ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML550 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and C63 AMG, 2010-2011 ML450 4Matic Hybrid, E350 Coupe, E350 4Matic, E550 Coupe, E550 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V081 cover?
- Chrysler Crossfire, Mercedes Benz C230, Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz C320, Mercedes Benz C350, Mercedes Benz C63, Mercedes Benz E550, Mercedes Benz E63, model years 2005-2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet, 2009-2011 ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML550 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and C63 AMG, 2010-2011 ML450 4Matic Hybrid, E350 Coupe, E350...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MBUSA will their notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler owners. Dealers for the respective brands will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. This recall began November 2016.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V081 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 February 2016 |
| Model years | 2005-2014 |
| Vehicles named | CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE, MERCEDES BENZ C230, MERCEDES BENZ C300, MERCEDES BENZ C320, MERCEDES BENZ C350, MERCEDES BENZ C63, MERCEDES BENZ E550, MERCEDES BENZ E63, MERCEDES BENZ GL320, MERCEDES BENZ GL350, MERCEDES BENZ GL450, MERCEDES BENZ GL550, MERCEDES BENZ GLK350, MERCEDES BENZ ML320 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
MBUSA will their notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler owners. Dealers for the respective brands will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Mercedes-Benz owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372 and Chrysler owners may contact Fiat Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Mercedes-Benz C300 recalls: 26 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz C350 recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Mercedes Benz C63 recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz E550 recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz E63 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz GL350 recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz GL450 recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz GL550 recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz GLK350 recalls: 12 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V081, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v081/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V081 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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