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2014 Mercedes-Benz C250 · symptom sheet

Airbag warning light or recall

  • 93owner reports
  • 48,000median miles
  • 11involved a crash

Newest report Nov 21, 2025 · checked Sep 9, 2026

93 of the 160 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 C250.

Tick what matches of 93 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (15 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the airbags covers the 2014 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the C250

EA21-002opened Sep 17, 2021
Airbags · model years 2012 to 2016

Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.

NHTSA summary
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004L that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All Takata inflators produced with propellant 2004L contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been n

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 30,000 and 60,000 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Collision and airbags didn’t go off but should of cause recall and now totaled [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)”

Filed Dec 6, 2022

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 11 of 93 reports involved a crash and 11 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.