What 133 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Mercedes-benz Glk-class

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED ME TODAY OF RECALL. MANUFACTURER STATES THE DEFECT CANNOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL MAY 2020, MORE THAN A YEAR FROM NOW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DOES NOT MEET THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENT DEALER "TO REMEDY THE SITUATION WITHOUT CHARGE, OR WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, PURSUANT TO LAW 49 U.S.C. CHAPTER 301.

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"TAKATA RECALL" . MY DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE EARLIEST REPLACEMENT DATE IS MAY 2020. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TIMELY AND THEORETICALLY I AM DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB.

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I AM TOLD MY MY DEALER THAT IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE MY AIRBAGS ARE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A "TIMELY MANNER".

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: TBD, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2019010001 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL FILING A COMPLAINT TO STATE THAT THE PROJECTED REPAIR DATE FOR MY VEHICLE IS IN AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I WAS GIVEN THE DATE OF MAY 2020 FOR A FIX TO OUR VEHICLES ISSUE. THIS MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE CHALLENGING AS I HAVE A FAMILY AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUTOBAHN MOTORS (700 ISLAND PKWY, BELMONT, CA 94002, (844) 896-1944) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TAKATA RECALL. HELLO, PLEASE HELP. WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH RISK POSED BY THE AIRBAG INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT MERCEDES BENZ USA HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THESE GRAVE RISKS. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON THEM TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION WHICH IS WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL...WHY AGAIN? MAY OF 2020 FOR PARTS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THIS? WHY ARE MANUFACTURERS ALLOWED TO KEEP PUTTING THESE DEFECTS IN CARS?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE (650 SUNRISE HWY, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570, (516) 208-4919) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 201901001 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF HONOLULU (818 KAPIOLANI BLVD, HONOLULU, HI 96813, (808) 592-5600) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT VISITED THE MERCEDES-BENZ WEBSITE, WHICH STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY OF 2020. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2019010001 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE PART MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN MID MAY OF 2020. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS TBD. THE CONTACT CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH HAVEN AT 203-239-1313 (LOCATED AT 620 WASHINGTON AVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG WILL NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL MAY 2020!! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

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TAKATA RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE THE END OF MARCH 2018 ACCORDING TO A LETTER I RECEIVED. THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING ME THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE OK, OR THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENTS AS YET. I HAD AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM EVERY OWNER OF THE PROBLEM AIRBAGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE NEW ONES WHICH THEY DESERVE.I WAS IN THE CITY, ON A STREET AND ONLY IMPACTED ANOTHER CAR AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH FOLLOWING A TURN ONTO A BUSIER STREET..I SUSTAINED ONLY SUPERFICIAL INJURIES (LACERATIONS, CONTUSIONS & ABBRATIONS), AND DAMAGES TO MY GLK 350. *TT

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2015 GLK MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AS A RESULT FROM THE ACCIDENT, HAS SUFFERED FROM HEARING LOSS AND CHRONIC TINNITUS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE VOLUME OF THE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG EXCEEDED INDUSTRY SAFETY STANDARDS. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JS

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