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2004 Mercedes benz SL500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1123978
Internal NHTSA #	10649567
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SL500
Model Year	2004
File date	24/10/14
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was traveling in trailing a safe distance behind another vehicle at a speed of about 35 miles per hour and as we approached s traffic signal, all cars begun to slow for the yellow light in order to prepare for a safe stop. How ever, upon my attempting to stop the brakes suddenly failed and an a red warning light came on "stop" my vehicle failed to stop and i collided into the vehicle in front of me causing injury to the other driver and myself. There was never a wad ailedhning light that the abs system was failing.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100030
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEVERLY HILLLS, CA
VIN pattern	WDBSK75F54FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	39
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Mercedes benz SL500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercedes benz SL500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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