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2005 Mercedes benz SLK350 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1425658
Internal NHTSA #	11047045
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SLK350
Model Year	2005
File date	01/06/17
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The emergency brake line caught fire underneath the arm rest compartment. Traced the line back to rear tires and nothing electrical could be seen touching brake cable line. So no obvious reason why cable would ignite. I was parked in car port stall after a short trip to a friends house.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	160000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SANTA BARBARA, CA
VIN pattern	WDBWK56F15FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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.
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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2005 Mercedes benz SLK350 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz SLK350 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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