Mercedes-Benz ML320 1990–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LI-72-00-P · NHTSA communication 10033074 · issued May 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1990–2009
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Xentry: outside door handle no longer returns to end position. Due to a bent pin in the dynamic balancer, the support spring of the bearing bracket can slide out of place or become unhooked. Models 164, 251, 166, 204, 212. No model years listed. *pe updated 2/1/12. *pe updated 10/3/12. *pe updated 10/21/13. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2004 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 1990 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2004 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML55
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML55
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML550
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML550
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML550
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML550
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML550
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz ML63
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML63
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML63
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML63
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML63
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz R320
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz R320
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz R320
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz R320
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz R320
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz R350
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz R350
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz R350
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz R350
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz R350
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz R500
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz R500
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz R500
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz R500
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz R500
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz R63
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz R63
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63
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.