2001 Mercedes-Benz M Class recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Certain all activity module II (aam II) could have a sub-component that could cause the module to intermittently not function properly. The aam II controls a number of systems including the high beam lights, instrument cluster, door locks, and wiper systems.
💥 The risk
This condition could cause an intermittent non-functioning of these systems.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the aam II. Owner notification began february 16, 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
- 01V061000
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Vehicles affected
- 377
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-367-6372
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 16, 2001
- Built
- Jan 18, 2001 – Feb 1, 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).