NHTSA recall campaign

08V242000

Trailer Hitches

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6Affected configurations shown52,740Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentTrailer Hitches
Report receivedFeb 6, 2008
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS MAY RESULT IN THE TRAILE RHITCH RECEIVER SEPARATING FROM THE ATTACHMENT BAR, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD WHICH MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. THE TRAILER HITCH MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE TRAILER HITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 16, 2008. OWENRS 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 08V242000

2008 MERCEDES BENZ GLOpen vehicle record →2008 MERCEDES BENZ MLOpen vehicle record →2007 MERCEDES BENZ GLOpen vehicle record →2007 MERCEDES BENZ MLOpen vehicle record →2006 MERCEDES BENZ GLOpen vehicle record →2006 MERCEDES BENZ MLOpen 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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