| NHTSA Record Id: 935 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCEDES BENZ |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015095000097548000000269 |
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| Model Name: M CLASS |
Model Year: 2002 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V203000 |
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| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 01 2002 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 2002 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3603 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 25 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jul, 26 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 01 2002 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 208 |
| Defect Summary : Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, s7.3, "occupant crash protection." the seat belt chimes may not function as designed and is not consistent with the requirements of the standard. |
Consequence Summary: if the driver buckles his seat belt prior to starting the vehicle, the chime will not sound at all when the vehicle is started. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the vehicles to ensure that the seat belt chime operates as required by the standard. owner notification began september 25, 2002. owners who do not receive the free instructions within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-201-573-0117. |
Recall Notes: Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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