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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

REFUELING SPIT BACK

Action number
PE99055
Opened
Aug 30, 1999
Closed
Nov 17, 1999
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

What NHTSA is examining

Two owners of the subject vehicles have had trouble refueling the vehicle due to excessive click-offs and spit-backs.Both owners have reported being completel soaked when gasoline sprayed from the tank.

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.