Recall Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / CL500 / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 2639 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCEDES BENZ
Recalled Component Id: 000013939000090920000000219 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CL500 Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V247000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH Manufacturer That Filed Report: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 14 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 02 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 613
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 15 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Report Received Date: Aug, 01 2001
Record Creation date : Aug, 01 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number: 108
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles fail to conform with the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." when the low beam headlamps are activated, the xenon lamps are aimed to illuminate the road surface. in the high beam mode the light from the xenon bulbs are redirected and additional halogen bulbs also illuminate when the high beams are activated. when this occurs, the combination of xenon bulb and halogen bulb exceed the permitted light output. Consequence Summary: Drivers in incoming vehicles may experience increased glare from the high beam lighting which could result in the potential for a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will modify the aim of the halogen headlamp bulbs in the high beam mode. owner notification began october 15, 2001. 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. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: