MERCEDES BENZ500
NHTSA vehicle recall lookup
1992 MERCEDES BENZ 500 recalls
There is 1 NHTSA recall campaign associated with this vehicle configuration.
Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as MERCEDES BENZ 500.
Most-mentioned components
VISIBILITY · 1
Campaign 96V175000
Visibility
Jul 9, 1997
Summary
IF ONE OF THE HEADLAMP WIPER ARMS BECOMES MISALIGNED, THE WIPER BALDE CAN LODGE IN THE GROOVE UNDER THE HEADLAMP. IF THE WASHERS ARE ACTIVATED WITH THE WIPER BLADE IN THE MISALIGNED AND LODGED POSITION, THE WASHER PUMP WILL RUN CONTINUOUSLY EXPELLING ALL AVAILABLE FLUID.
Risk
PUMP OPERATION IN THE ABSENCE OF FLUID CAN CAUSE THE PUMP TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy
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DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP WASHER PUMP ON THESE VEHICLES.
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Model history
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