NHTSA safety recall

Recall 06V028000 · manufacturer campaign 2006080004

Interior Lighting — Mercedes Benz · reported 2 Feb 2006 · 36,911 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
06V028000
Manufacturer campaign
2006080004
Filed by
Mercedes-benz Usa, Llc.
Report received
2 Feb 2006
Owners notified
29 Sep 2006
Potentially affected
36,911

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2000 Mercedes Benz Cl Class 2001 Mercedes Benz Cl Class 2002 Mercedes Benz Cl Class 2004 Mercedes Benz Cl Class 2005 Mercedes Benz Cl Class 2000 Mercedes Benz S Class 2001 Mercedes Benz S Class 2002 Mercedes Benz S Class 2004 Mercedes Benz S Class 2005 Mercedes Benz S Class

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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