Recall Details For: 2004 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 06V028000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 33648
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:06V028000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: MERCEDES BENZ
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: S CLASS
- MODEL YEAR: 2004
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 2006080004
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: INTERIOR LIGHTING
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20040501
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING: 20040930
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: V
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 36911
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20060929
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): ODI
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20060202
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20060202
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTAINS GAUGES AND INDICATORS THAT MUST BE ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: DUE TO INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION, THE DRIVER WILL BE UNABLE TO READ THE GAUGES AND INDICATORS, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULES. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES. PHASE I WAS MAILED OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 7,500 OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006. PHASE II AND PHASE III IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.
RECALL NOTES: CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000022547000114108000000326
