2001 Mercedes-Benz CL Class & 2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The sheathing material on the electrical connection of the heated windshield washer bottle hose could overheat.
💥 The risk
This could cause the surrounding plastic and insulation to melt.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the heated washer bottle hose assembly. Owner notification began january 29, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mercedes-Benz at 1-800-367-6372.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V014000
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Vehicles affected
- 3,400
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-367-6372
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 29, 2001
- Built
- Nov 1, 2000 – Jan 15, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).