NHTSA recall campaign

01V290000

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Arm

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3Affected configurations shown870Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSuspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Arm
Report receivedOct 9, 2001
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE CONTROL ARM COULD FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 29, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 01V290000

2002 MERCEDES BENZ ML320Open vehicle record →2002 MERCEDES BENZ ML55Open vehicle record →2002 MERCEDES BENZ ML500Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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