1996 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 96V058000 on 04/16/1996
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:engine
- Affected:
- 149
- Defect:
- The drive belt pulley on the engine can develop fatigue cracks in the metal and break. if the drive pulley breaks, the car would not have engine cooling, battery charging, and/or power steering.
- Consequence:
- Loss of these systems can cause the car to over heat, lose power from the battery, and loss of control of the car increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the engine crankshaft damper-pulley on these vehicles.
- Notes:
- System: engine; pulley; crankshaft.vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engines. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 09E012000 on 04/06/2009
- Component:
- Exterior lighting
- Affected:
- 16,270
- Defect:
- Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
- Consequence:
- Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.the list can be found under "document search" located at the bottom of your screen.owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
1996 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS TSBs (6)
- Bulletin:
- PSIMBNA4020M
- Component:
- 190000 tires
- Summary:
- Updated information to reflect additon of approved tires. *yc
- Bulletin:
- 914031B
- Component:
- 151000 seat belts:front
- Summary:
- Ordering process for extended length seat belts. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 887039
- Component:
- 135200 visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:exterior
- Summary:
- Seal between exterior rear view mirror housing and door. *tt
- Bulletin:
- TSB-42-10-109
- Component:
- 034000 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
- Summary:
- Mercedes: corrosion protection coatings for brake components and hardware may be damaged and or stripped away if highly concentrated acid based cleaners are used. once the corrosion protection is damaged or removed the brake components an
- Bulletin:
- SB-P-047527
- Component:
- 050000 parking brake
- Summary:
- Mercedes: parktronic intermittently not functioning. the function works again after a short time or distance. when the foot operated parking brake is applied, the parktronic system is deactivated. if the foot operated parking brake is o
- Bulletin:
- LI82.30-P-059239
- Component:
- 136000 visibility:windshield wiper/washer
- Summary:
- Complaints about poor wiping effect of winshield wiper
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