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Mercedes-Benz S550 2007–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-2009020005 · NHTSA communication 10028604 · issued May 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2007–2008
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes vehicles: check for spare tire well cover, install if necessary. The spare tire well cover may not have been installed on subject vehicles. Model 221, model years 2007 and 2008. *pe updated 9/18/09. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.