NHTSA recall campaign

96V058000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine

Check my VIN
4Affected configurations shown149Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Engine
Report receivedApr 4, 1996
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

LOSS OF THESE SYSTEMS CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO OVER HEAT, LOSE POWER FROM THE BATTERY, AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DAMPER-PULLEY ON THESE VEHICLES.

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 96V058000

1996 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASSOpen vehicle record →1996 MERCEDES BENZ C CLASSOpen vehicle record →1996 MERCEDES BENZ SL CLASSOpen vehicle record →1996 MERCEDES BENZ S 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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