2 recalls across 2 model years
The Mercedes-Benz C63 has 2 recalls, both affecting 2011 models, where the driver and front passenger airbag inflators can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or death. These are Takata-type inflator recalls. The passenger-side recall applies specifically to 2011 vehicles originally sold or registered in high-humidity states including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina, among others, as moisture accelerates the inflator's deterioration. The driver-side inflator recall covers 2011 models more broadly. Both defects involve the same failure mode: the inflator housing breaks apart on deployment rather than directing gas into the airbag, turning a safety device into a source of shrapnel.
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