| Issue ID | 1259732 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10824673 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | S65 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 06/02/16 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The wiring harness inside the headlight assembly cracks causing a short, which in turn causes the headlights to stop working. This happened to us during a long distance trip at night. These headlight are not the type of headlights you can pick up at your local auto parts store and can only be replaced with oem parts. A wire harness is not currently available and at over $1,900 per light assembly, mercedes benz should be replacing the headlights with the defective wiring. The possibility of these lights going out at night (it happened to us) and causing an accident is real. I have photos, but the website is not allowing me to load. The browse button does not do anything... |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MISSOURI CITY, TX |
| VIN pattern | WDDNG79X67AXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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