NHTSA campaign 12V264000

Mercedes Benz Recall 12V-264: REAR SUSPENSION

NHTSA recall 12V264000 was reported by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. on June 12, 2012, with 3,613 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz E 350 for model years 2007–2009. Owners were notified on September 7, 2012, 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 12V264000 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: 12V264000 (also written 12V-264 or 12V264)
Filed by: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Report received: June 12, 2012
Potentially affected: 3,613 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Rear
Owners notified: September 7, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V264000. 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 E 350
- 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built July 1, 2006 – April 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V264000.

Defect description

MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 E350 4MATIC WAGON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2006, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2009. A CONNECTING ROD FOR THE LOAD LEVELING REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MAY FAIL.

Safety consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE REDUCED VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MERCEDES-BENZ WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE CONNECTING RODS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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 12V264000

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.