Nope, it's news to me. I do know a lot of people expect the airbag to deploy in almost any front collision, but it actually takes a very high G-force to actually trigger the SRS system and deploy the bag. I'll check with my buddy who's worked at the MB dealer for 15+ years and see what he knows. I'll also check the EPC to see what SRS components differ between early 124's and late 124's. If the components are the same, there would be no issue and the newer airbag would deploy normally. Maybe this is referring to very new airbags, i.e. 2000+.