Mercedes-Benz M Class 1998–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB-46-30-13-B · NHTSA communication 10051989 · issued Feb 15, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–2003
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
Mercedes: see document search button for owner letter. The lower power steering hose and clamp should be replace, under extended warranty, due to power steering leakage from connection to power steering cooler. Models 1998-2003 163.154, (ml320, 430, 55, 500, 350). *pe
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Mercedes-Benz M Class
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz M Class
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz M Class
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz M Class
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz M Class
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz M Class
- 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML320
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML430
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML55
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.