A limited number to Mercedes Benz SL-Class vehicles manufactured between January 16, 2013 to April 30, 2013 may be equipped with an Occupant Classification System (OCS) that does not detect a passenger or child seat in the passenger position. Mercedes will be asking owner to bring their vehicles in to have the passenger side seat cushion and the OCS system replaced. The NHTSA Campaign Number is 13V-542.
The vehicles affected by this problem includes:
According to reports filed with the NHTSA the OCS control unit may have been mounted incorrectly during the assembly process. The pressure hose could be partially or totally clamped in certain passenger seat positions and may not properly detect pressure changes in the sensing system. Improperly detected pressure changes may case the system to become deactivated increasing the risk of injury during an accident. Drivers of vehicles experiencing this problem will notice a “Passenger Air Bag Off” indication.
For more information about the problem owners are asked to contact Mercedes at 1-201-573-0600.
