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Mercedes-Benz C230 2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 2005120009 · NHTSA communication 10018815 · issued Dec 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The engine oil line may come into contact with the radiator shroud, the steering gear or the high pressure steering hose due to the lack of spacers on the oil line. Install rubber star mounts onto engine oil line. *tt

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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.