| Issue ID | 1393406 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11006490 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | S550 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 20/05/17 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2015 mercedes benz s550. The contact stated while the vehicle was operated on the highway, another driver lost control of the vehicle and almost caused a side impact accident. The contact pulled the vehicle into the median. When the vehicle was driven back over to the highway, the force caused the contact's wife to hit the door and it opened. The contact was able to bring to the vehicle to the side of the road and get the door closed. The vehicle was taken to the smail mercedes where it was diagnosed that failure was inherent to german vehicles. The manufacturer was notified of the failure where a case was opened and they offered $5,000 toward the purchase of a new mercedes vehicle. The contact's wife suffered from trouble breathing, moderate muscle pain. Medical attention was not received. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500. Updated 08/29/17*lj *cn |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | DAVIDSVILLE, PA |
| VIN pattern | WDDUG8FB4FAXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 01/01/16 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | SMAIL MERCEDES |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | GREENSBURG |
| Dealer's state code | PA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |