2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320 & 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500 + 1 more recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The left front upper control arm may not meet the specified strength requirements.
💥 The risk
The control arm could fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the left front upper control arm. Owner notification began september 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
- 01V290000
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Vehicles affected
- 870
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-367-6372
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 29, 2001
- Built
- Aug 3, 2001 – Aug 22, 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).