2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05062 · opened Nov 10, 2005 · closed Feb 8, 2006 · led to recall 06V028000

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation based on seven reports indicating that the instrument clusters in model year (my) 2000-2001 mercedes-benz s class vehicles failed in that consumers were unable to read any of the gauges while operating their vehicles at any speed during the day or nigh…