Just wondering how many people know the Takata recall of airbags may apply to your vehicle. My 2009 ML550 falls into that category. I thought I would post this in case you don't know.

You can search your VIN for recalls here:

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues

Feb 11,2016
Manufacturer Recall Number 2016020003
NHTSA Recall Number 16V081
Recall Status: Recall Incomplete, remedy not yet available

Summary

Certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles and one FCA model are equipped with driver-side front airbags provided by the supplier TK Holdings Inc. ("Takata"). On January 25, 2016 Takata filed a Defect Information Report with NHTSA announcing a potential defect in some of the subject inflators. Based upon Takata's information to date, Takata is aware of four test ruptures in ballistic tests of non-desiccated PSDI-5 inflators. Takata is not aware of any field incidents in which a PSDI-5 inflator has ruptured, either desiccated or non-desiccated. Takata is taking this action in an abundance of caution, to address all of the subject non-desiccated PSDI-5 air bag inflators, due to the similarities of design and manufacturing characteristics for this type of inflator used in the U.S. market. DAG is not aware of any field incidents with the subject Takata PSDI-5 inflators. However, based on the information above and in an abundance of caution, DAG will conduct a voluntary recall of the vehicles equipped with subject Takata PSDI-5 inflators in the United States as identified by Takata in the Defect Information Report.

Safety Risk

According to Takata, in the event of an inflatorrupture, metal fragments could pass through the air bag cushion material, which may result in injury or death to vehicle occupants.

Remedy

Once parts are available customers will be sent a letter asking them to go to an authorized Mercedes Benz dealer who will replace the Driver side front airbag of the potentially affected vehicles. Recall Campaign 2016020003 Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz at 1-877-496-3691.

Manufacturer's Notes

Recall information is available going back to January 1, 1990.

If the manufacturer has failed or is unable to remedy this safety recall for your vehicle in a timely manner, please contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at: 1-888-327-4236 or TTY: 1-800-424-9153 or file an online complaint with NHTSA.

 

I believe the ML and several other MB models were added to the airbag recall in late 2015 or early 2016. As far as I know they still don't have parts to do the repair though. Just got a card in the mail on our 2011 stating that it was part of the recall and we would get another notice when parts were available last week.

 

We got the first letter too. Said they would let us know when it was time to come in. It seems like it's been forever! I called last week because my wife was worried about it, and they told me it wasn't official yet lol. I told the lady the letter sounded pretty official. She said they would let me know when it was time to come in but no parts have come in so they weren't doing them yet.

 

Hey, this is my first post in the ML group. Howdy!

I did not get the first letter, but I went to the MBUSA website and entered the VIN and sure enough, my ML350 Bluetec is part of the recall. I talked to the service advisor who said there had been no incidents, but that "people are freaked-out by having a Takata airbag in their car and so Mercedes is replacing them for that reason". That sounds like BS (nothing new from this dealership). Wouldn't it be Takata who is recalling their product and not MBZ just to be nice? They are probably charging all the expense back to Takata.

Thanks!

 

I don't know if or when they'll start replacing these bags?
MY ML350 is in need of replacement but have no clue when it will be available..

 

Can you please tell me

1.whether the ignitor produce heat or spark ?
2.What will be the reaction time ?
3.Does this inflator has single or double ignitor ?

Thanks in Advance.

 

I got my first letter on May 2016.....1 year & 4 months later.....

 

I just got a boilerplate reply to them, same BS as before. Unbelievable that to this day they are still clueless as to what to do.