NHTSA campaign 06V495000 · Manufacturer campaign 2006120008
Mercedes Benz Recall 06V-495: ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA recall 06V495000 (Manufacturer campaign 2006120008) was reported by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. on December 29, 2006, with 1,570 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz M-Class and Mercedes Benz R Class for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on January 16, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V495000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V495000 (also written 06V-495 or 06V495)
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2006120008
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,570 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V495000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz M-Class
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 28, 2006 – December 12, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Mercedes Benz R Class
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 28, 2006 – December 12, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V495000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY FASTENED TO ITS MOUNTING STUDS.
Safety consequence
OVER TIME, THE PEDAL MAY NOT MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT PEDAL POSITION, WHICH COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE ACCELERATOR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE MOUNTING NUTS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.
Notes
MERCEDES-BENZ RECALL NO. 2006120008.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V495000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.