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Mercedes-Benz E Class 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 612 · NHTSA communication 616253 · issued Dec 14, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes-benz usa will conduct a recall campaign of certain vehicles to replace the left / right side impact airbag. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.