2000 Mercedes-Benz M Class defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Mercedes-Benz M Class. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Brake lamp switch failure.
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10050 · opened Dec 21, 2010 · closed May 4, 2011 · led to recall 11V208000

  ODI opened the investigation based on reports that the subject vehicle brake lamp switch (switch) failure caused 1) inoperative brake lamps (stay on or fail to illuminate), and/or 2) shift interlock failure (shifter locked in park), and/or 3) the cruise control to fail to cancel with brake application.Consumers also re…

• BRAKE LINE CHAFE
  Engineering Analysis EA08009 · opened Apr 28, 2008 · closed Dec 16, 2009

  Analysis of complaints to odi and mercedes and warranty claim data submitted by mercedes indicates that the alleged defect has occurred at a low rate (36.5 complaints per 100,000 vehicles and 0.29 percent warranty claim rate), with no discernable defect trend indicating that the rate of chafing related brake line failu…

• POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK
  Recall Query RQ08002 · opened Mar 11, 2008 · closed Sep 17, 2008 · led to recall 08V465000

  Mercedes-benz usa (mbusa) will notify certain model year (my) 1998 through 2003 m-class owners of the need to bring their vehicles into dealers to address the issue previously campaigned under mbusa recall 2003-040005 (nhtsa recall 03v-121).the mbusa campaign, which odi is designating recall 08v-465, will replace the p…

• ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07007 · opened Feb 1, 2007 · closed Jul 11, 2007

  Odi opened pe07-007 after receiving 4 complaints within a 6 week period alleging incidents of uncommanded brake application in model year (my) 2000 through 2001 mercedes m class sport utility vehicles.information contained in the reports or gathered in subsequent consumer interviews indicated that the incidents were ca…

• ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03058 · opened Dec 17, 2003 · closed Apr 22, 2004

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer …