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 | | Friday, 13 July, 2001, 16:27 GMT 17:27 UK Mercedes recalls 150,000 cars  Some Mercedes airbags are failing to deploy properly Car giant DaimlerChrysler is recalling 150,000 Mercedes-Benz luxury cars throughout Europe and the Middle East to fix a defect that could cause the driver's side airbag to deploy prematurely. A handful of people have already been injured because of the electrical short-circuit, a spokesman said. He declined to specify how many, but added that they had been compensated for their injuries.
The recall affects all C, E, S and SL Class cars with airbags, built between June 1995 and April 1996. The problem was first discovered five years ago in Indonesia, and led to a November 1999 recall of cars in the United States and Asia, where humid conditions were thought to trigger the airbags. The same problem was discovered in Europe earlier this year. The company said that repairs to each car would take about half an hour. | | See also:  Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now:  Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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