NHTSA recall campaign

06V495000

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal

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2Affected configurations shown1,570Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Report receivedMay 12, 2008
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

OVER TIME, THE PEDAL MAY NOT MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT PEDAL POSITION, WHICH COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE ACCELERATOR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE MOUNTING NUTS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY 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 06V495000

2007 MERCEDES BENZ M-CLASSOpen vehicle record →2007 MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASSOpen 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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