| Issue ID | 1027976 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10555977 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | S500 |
| Model Year | 2002 |
| File date | 11/12/13 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMIS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Right side catalyst broke apart and failed. It caused the car to run really horrible and stall out many times. Manufacturer doesn't want to be responsible for the repair, even if the vehicle only has 65000 miles. It won't pass the california emission testing. Updated 12/17/14. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 56000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ARCADIA, CA |
| VIN pattern | WDBNG75J42AXXXXXX |
| 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 | 01/09/01 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | |
| 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 | RUSNAK |
| Dealer's telephone number | 888-871-4080 |
| Dealer's city | ARCADIA |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 91007 |