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2005 Mercedes benz C230 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1291049
Internal NHTSA #	10874804
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C230
Model Year	2005
File date	05/05/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes-benz c230. While the vehicle was parked, it caught on fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the wiper motor failed and caused the wire harness to burn. The vehicle was not repaired. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	156000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	GULF BREEZE, FL
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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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Type of tire failure code
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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 C230 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz C230 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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