| Issue ID | 551724 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10130172 |
| Manufacurer | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | CLS55 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 10/05/05 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The consumer had to replace three wheels and one tire in less than thirty days after purchasing the 2006 mercedes benz cls55. *mr the first incident was a result of a pot hole, the second incident occurred nine days after the consumer received the vehicle back and discovered that the right rear and front wheels were damaged. The third time only the rims were damaged, whereas in the first incident both the rim and the wheel had to be replaced. *jb the consumer had experienced four more failures with the rims. Two of these failures were of original equipment; the other two were failures of the rims that replaced previously failed original equipment. In less that seven months with 11k miles, the vehicle experienced seven individual failures of the wheels and two failures of the tires. *sc |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | CONSUMER LETTER |
| City and State | AKRON, OH |
| VIN pattern | WDDDJ76X56AXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Drive train type | RWD |
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