2006 Unimog U500na

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Air Bags	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Control Arm10V149000

Filed Apr 15, 2010175 vehiclesDaimler Trucks North America

Defect. DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2006 UNIMOG U500NA TYPE 405.210 AND 405.230 TRUCKS. A WELD CONNECTING THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM EYES TO THE CONTROL ARM TUBE MAY NOT BE TO SPECIFICATION, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE EYE TO SEPARATE FROM THE TUBE WITHOUT WARNING UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Risk. UNEXPECTED SEPARATION OF THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM EYES FROM THE CONTROL ARM TUBE MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS AND IMPROPER WELDED TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Air Bags

Filed Nov 17, 2011900,000 milesCA

YOUR WEB PAGES AT SAFERCAR.GOV LIST BOTH AN UNIMOG U500 AND A UNIMOG U500NA (NORTH AMERICA -- AS OPPOSED TO EUROPEAN) MODELS. THE U500 AND U500NA MODELS ARE IN FACT THE SAME AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATE LISTINGS. SEARCHING FOR ONE MODEL WILL GIVE INCOMPLETE RESULTS AS SOME OF THE DATA IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES - WHEN IT'S THE SAME VEHICLE. (BY THE WAY - THE INCIDENT INFO IS FICTICIOUS AS THE FORM REQUIRED IT THE FIELDS!) *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2006 — this page	1	1	Routine
2005	0	1	Routine
2004	0	1	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 15, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.