21V638000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An incorrect air bag may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
2015 MERCEDES BENZ C250
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints16
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
19V010000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V627000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
What owners report most
- 8AIR BAGS
- 2STEERING
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
- 1TIRES
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 MERCEDES BENZ C250s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.