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2008 Mercedes benz ML Trailer Hitches Recall


NHTSA Recall #	78335
NHTSA Compaign #	08V242000
MFG Compaign #	2008050004
Manufacturer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Supplier	MERCEDES BENZ
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	ML
Model Year	2008
Component	TRAILER HITCHES
Date of notification	16/06/08
Begin date of manufacuring	01/07/06
End date of manufacturing	30/04/08
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	02/06/08
Report created	03/06/08
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	52740
Defect summary	Mercedes-benz is recalling 52,740 my 2006-2008 gl and ml class vehicles equipped with flex-n-gate trailer hitch. Some of the weld seams connecting the trailer hitch receiver to the attachment bar used to secure the trailer hitch to the body frame do not meet performance specifications.
Consequence summary	This may result in the traile rhitch receiver separating from the attachment bar, creating a road hazard which may lead to a vehicle crash. The trailer hitch must not be used for any purpose until it has been repaired.
Corrective action	Dealers will repair the trailer hitch. The recall began on june 16, 2008. Owenrs may contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.
Recall notes	Mercedes-benz recall no. 2008050004. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www. Safercar. Gov.

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Mercedes benz ML Trailer Hitches Recall

2008 Mercedes benz ML Trailer Hitches Recall

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