Recall Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / 450 / 1978
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 30519 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCEDES BENZ |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004234000010169000000180 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 450 | Model Year: 1978 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 84V007000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1976 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1980 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 54056 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 27 1984 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC | Report Received Date: Jan, 25 1984 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 15 1984 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The automatic transmission downshift linkage adjacent to the engine throttle control contains a plastic bushing that could deform due to high engine compartment temperatures created by the catalytic converter. | Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : Plastic bushings will be replaced with steel bushings. | Recall Notes: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions.system: transmission.consequences of defect: the transmission and throttle linkages could bind,possibly preventing the throttle linkage from returning to idle. loss ofvehicle control and an accident could result. |
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