| NHTSA Record Id: 27644 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCEDES BENZ |
| Recalled Component Id: 000005876000010122000000342 |
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| Model Name: 300 |
Model Year: 1990 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 90V068000 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1989 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1989 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1584 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 20 1990 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: May, 01 1990 |
| Record Creation date : May, 17 1990 |
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| Defect Summary : Under certain operating conditions, the plastic cover of the preresistor for the auxiliary fan may melt, possibly igniting the preresistor. |
Consequence Summary: This results in an underhood fire that would be hazardous to occupants. |
| Corrective Summary : Replace the preresistor with version having a metal cover. |
Recall Notes: System: air conditioning -preresistor for auxiliary fan.vehicle description: passenger cars; 300e, ce, te, d , e4m, te4m.warning: the climate control system should be operated in the ec (economy) mode until the preresistor is changed. |
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