Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 3, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 158. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes Benz) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 S550, S550 CGI, S63, S600 Bi-Turbo, S65 AMG, S550 4-Matic, and S550 CGI 4-Matic and S400 Hybrid vehicles manufactured from March 3, 2011, through July 30, 2011, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)." The tire pressure monitoring system indicators may only illuminate for a portion of the time required by the standard and under certain conditions may not re-illuminate immediately after the vehicle is restarted as required.
The risk
If all four wheel sensors in the subject vehicles are simultaneously malfunctioning or missing, the TPMS will provide an initial warning, but this warning will not automatically repeat on subsequent ignition cycles, failing to remind the driver that the system is offline. Driving unknowingly with incorrectly inflated tires may result in sudden tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mercedes Benz will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the tire pressure monitoring unit, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2014. Owners may contact Mercedes Benz at 1-800-367-6372.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Mercedes Benz S65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mercedes-Benz S400 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mercedes-Benz S550 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Mercedes-Benz S600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mercedes-Benz S63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mercedes Benz S65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mercedes-Benz S400 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mercedes-Benz S550 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 Mercedes-Benz S600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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 11V493000.
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