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2009 Mercedes benz C300 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1228997
Internal NHTSA #	10781874
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C300
Model Year	2009
File date	01/08/15
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Front parking lamps poor connection wires insulation come off very easy from the frame plug, plus wires are to short to make correction(splice) inside the head light housing. All this happened after the car was repair from recall on tail lights. I saw on the internet and a lot of people has this problem for this problem, i was driving on the dark street and all lights went off like for 5 seconds, that why i got scare, i was with my wife and my 5 months old daughter, mercedes benz should report this as recall, in order to correct the problem i need to change the whole housing, i took the car to downt town la service department, for another problem with the ignition lock switch, i looked on the internet and also a lot of people had this problem. I hope some one will do something about these c300 models. Thank you
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	25
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORWALK, CA
VIN pattern	WDDGF54X79RXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2009 Mercedes benz C300 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Mercedes benz C300 Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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