| Issue ID | 504509 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10091345 |
| Manufacurer | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | E500 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 06/09/04 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Electronic interference from aircraft caused lights to come on when parked at airport and drained battery. Car parked morning of 9/4/04. Single incident of car alarm reported evening of 9/6/04. Returned to car 9/11/04 and found lights in off position and battery drained. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11400 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ALEXANDRIA, VA |
| VIN pattern | WDBKK47F4XFXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 02/01/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| 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 | AMER. SVC. CTR. |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | ALRINGTON |
| Dealer's state code | VA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |