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2008 Mercedes benz SL550 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	881941
Internal NHTSA #	10425661
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SL550
Model Year	2008
File date	14/09/11
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driver placed a purse behind the front seat of the vehicle. The vehicle has power seats which operate on a motor. The strap from the purse apparently came in contact with the seat in motion causing smoldering and eventually the seat motor to burn itself out. A fire was avoided due to a fuse causing the motor to stop however the motor while it was operating and prior to the fuse kicking in nearly caused a fire. The seat should be equipped with a contact mechanism ( similar to that in the window and elevator doors or garage doors which causes the seat to stop upon contact. If makeup or other flammable products had been in the bag, there surely would have been a fire. *kb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEVERLY HILLS , CA
VIN pattern	UNKXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	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	0
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Mercedes benz SL550 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes benz SL550 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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