Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Interior Lighting
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 2, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 36,911. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Mercedes Benz CL Class | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mercedes Benz S Class | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Mercedes Benz CL Class | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Mercedes Benz S Class | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 Mercedes Benz CL Class | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 Mercedes Benz S Class | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mercedes Benz CL Class | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mercedes Benz S Class | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Mercedes Benz CL Class | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Mercedes Benz S Class | 81 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V028000.
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