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2012 Mercedes-Benz M166 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1620836
Internal NHTSA #	11281662
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES-BENZ
Model	M166
Model Year	2012
File date	04/10/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This model hasn! T a transmission fluid measurement stick, but either not indicate at monitoring screen if needs fluid, also the transmission fluid pan become rusted due to low material quality leaking all fluid and causing serious automatic transmission damages, costing over us$6000. 00 in repair. I want that you agency open a investigation. I have the old pan to be exanminated for faulty material at all vehicle of that year and model.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	129105
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALLENTOWN, PA
VIN pattern	4JGDA5HB0CAXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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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2012 Mercedes-Benz M166 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Mercedes-Benz M166 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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