| NHTSA Record Id: 14894 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCEDES BENZ |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007714000071291000000128 |
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| Model Name: S CLASS |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V058000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 96-0413 |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 149 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 22 1996 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: Apr, 04 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 17 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : 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 Summary: 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. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the engine crankshaft damper-pulley on these vehicles. |
Recall 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. |
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