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Recall 98V256000: Window Air Bag Inspection/Replacement

A wrong clamp may have been installed on the window air bag units. The window air bag may not fully deploy in a side-impact collision, increasing
the risk of injury to the vehicle occupant.

Dealers will inspect the window air bag units and, if the wrong or incorrectly installed clamp is found, the entire unit will be replaced.

Owner notification is expected to begin November 20, 1998.

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mercedes-Benz at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372).

Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).