NHTSA vehicle safety data

2006 Unimog U500NA Recalls & Complaints

The 2006 Unimog U500NA has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Unimog dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Unimog U500NA. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2006 Unimog U500NA owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2006 Unimog U500NA, describing incidents dated November 16, 2011.

Most-cited components

Air Bags 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10436165 · Filed November 17, 2011
YOUR WEB PAGES AT SAFERCAR.GOV LIST BOTH AN UNIMOG U500 AND A UNIMOG U500NA (NORTH AMERICA -- AS OPPOSED TO EUROPEAN) MODELS. THE U500 AND U500NA MODELS ARE IN FACT THE SAME AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATE LISTINGS. SEARCHING FOR ONE MODEL WILL GIVE INCOMPLETE RESULTS AS SOME OF THE DATA IS DIVIDED…

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TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM

NHTSA #10V149000 · Suspension — Front — Control Arm · NHTSA notice

Reported April 15, 2010 · DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

Potentially affected: 175 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign FL-576 · Owners notified June 2, 2010 · Vehicles built November 19, 2002 – January 23, 2007 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2006 UNIMOG U500NA TYPE 405.210 AND 405.230 TRUCKS. A WELD CONNECTING THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM EYES TO THE CONTROL ARM TUBE MAY NOT BE TO SPECIFICATION, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE EYE TO SEPARATE FROM THE TUBE WITHOUT WARNING UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Safety consequence

UNEXPECTED SEPARATION OF THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM EYES FROM THE CONTROL ARM TUBE MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS AND IMPROPER WELDED TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-576.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2006 Unimog U500NA. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 Unimog U500NA.

Air Bags

ODI #10436165

Incident: November 16, 2011 · Filed: November 17, 2011

YOUR WEB PAGES AT SAFERCAR.GOV LIST BOTH AN UNIMOG U500 AND A UNIMOG U500NA (NORTH AMERICA -- AS OPPOSED TO EUROPEAN) MODELS. THE U500 AND U500NA MODELS ARE IN FACT THE SAME AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATE LISTINGS. SEARCHING FOR ONE MODEL WILL GIVE INCOMPLETE RESULTS AS SOME OF THE DATA IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES - WHEN IT'S THE SAME VEHICLE. (BY THE WAY - THE INCIDENT INFO IS FICTICIOUS AS THE FORM REQUIRED IT THE FIELDS!) *TR

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