| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
04V296000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERCEDES BENZ |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
E CLASS |
| Model Year: |
2005 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
2004050014 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Manufacturered: |
- |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
143387 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20041021 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20041021 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20040622 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20040625 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM OF THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL (SBC) IS DESIGNED TO MONITOR THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IF AN UNACCEPTABLE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS DETECTED, THE SYSTEM WILL SWITCH, AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, INTO THE HYDRAULIC FUNCTION MODE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF VEHICLES ARE NOT ROUTINELY SERVICED AND HAVE EXTREMELY HIGH MILEAGE COMBINED WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF BRAKE ACTUATIONS, OR A HIGH BRAKE ACTUATION FREQUENCY, THE PUMP MOTOR OF THE SBC MAY RUN OUT OF PERMISSIBLE TOLERANCES, THEREBY TRIGGERING THE HYDRAULIC FUNCTION MODE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT, REPLACING IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21M 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372. |
