Mercedes-Benz S550 2004–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LI-54-10 · NHTSA communication 10036741 · issued May 17, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2015
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mercedes: mounting bolt of hv connection to hv battery broken during installation. The mounting bolt shears off when retightened at the hv connection to the hv battery. Excessive stress on mounting bolt due to failure to comply with tightening torque of 5nm. Models 221.095/221.195(hybrid). No model years listed. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz S550
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz S550
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz S550
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550E
- 2004 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz S600
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz S63
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz S63
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz S63
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz S65
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz S65
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz S65
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz S65
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz S65
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz S65
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.