Air Bag Replacement

[sean sherry]

After a year of denials about Faulty Airbags in our 2010 C Class 204 . Mercedes replaced both Front Airbags last month. A welcome move, as I understand that Airbags have a reliable life of 10 years. Then they should be replaced.

 

[Oversize]

Aussie 420SEL:

 

[Mcginley]

How much does the airbags replacement cost anyway?

 

[sean sherry]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ !
The saving grace seems to be that in our 203 C Class anyway, the other Airbags ( Curtain and Knee ) are or for the life of the Car... How long is a piece of string ?

 

[Michel]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ !
The saving grace seems to be that in our 203 C Class anyway, the other Airbags ( Curtain and Knee ) are or for the life of the Car... How long is a piece of string ?

Sean,

Did you have to pay anything?

 

[c107]

I wonder if they are still available for early models such as the W126? Neither of mine have airbags, but am curious of the cost.

As they contain explosives, I imagine it is an item that must be purchased locally.

 

[sean sherry]

No cost under warranty. I recall, years ago, that Airbags were available from mercedes as a retrofit

 

[sean sherry]

Nein, Nein, Bryce ! explosives dynamite .... No.

 

[Patrick_R]

I found these interesting.

https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/airbag1.htm

https://www.autotrader.com/car-shopping/do-airbags-need-be-replaced-certain-age-245010

 

[sean sherry]

This is what my research also found.