A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Front passenger airbag: Mercedes-Benz SL (R231)
- Period mentioned
- Built from 1/3/2018 to 30/11/2018 (UK); model years 2018–2019 (USA)
- Symptoms
- There is no warning: the car works normally and no warning light comes on. The problem only shows if the airbag deploys in a crash.
- Possible cause described
- The front passenger airbag cushion may not have been sewn to specification, and the seam may tear as it inflates; according to NHTSA, this reduces its performance and increases the risk of injury. In the UK it is recall R/2019/279 (Mercedes SRPC1923, 88 cars built from 1/3/2018 to 30/11/2018); in the USA, 19V571 (2018–2019 SL 450 and SL 550, 2018 SL 65 AMG and 2019 SL 63 AMG).
- Check for the garage
- Ask a Mercedes-Benz dealer, with the VIN, whether your car has this recall outstanding: they replace the passenger airbag free of charge.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.