2006–2008 Mercedes-Benz GL & 2006–2008 Mercedes-Benz ML recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 52,740 my 2006-2008 GL and ML class vehicles equipped with flex-n-gate trailer hitch. Some of the weld seams connecting the trailer hitch receiver to the attachment bar used to secure the trailer hitch to the body frame do not meet performance specifications.
💥 The risk
This may result in the traile rhitch receiver separating from the attachment bar, creating a road hazard which may lead to a vehicle crash. The trailer hitch must not be used for any purpose until it has been repaired.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will repair the trailer hitch. The recall began on june 16, 2008. Owenrs may 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
- 08V242000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 2008050004
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Vehicles affected
- 52,740
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-367-6372
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 16, 2008
- Built
- Jul 1, 2006 – Apr 30, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mercedes-Benz recall no. 2008050004.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.