MERCEDES BENZ: S CLASS: INTERIOR LIGHTING
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 06V028000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | S CLASS |
| Model Year: | 2005 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: | 2006080004 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Manufacturered: | 20040501 - 20040930 |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 36911 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 20060929 |
| Recall Initiated By: | ODI |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Report Received Date: | 20060202 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20060202 |
Defect Summary:
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.
Consequence Summary:
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.
Corrective Summary:
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.
Notes:
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.