Service bulletin SB-40-15-68
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10030671 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2009-11-10 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-40-15-68 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2009-03-18 |
| NHTSA component | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS |
NHTSA's summary
MERCEDES: THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYING TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INOPERATIVE AND THERE IS A CORRESPONDING STORED FAULT CODE OF 5581 (FRONT OR REAR SENSOR LOCALIZATION FAILED), THIS IS BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SIGNAL STRENGTH BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THE WHEEL ASSIGNMENTS TO BE ACCURATELY MADE. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Tires, Tire pressure monitoring
| MERCEDES BENZ C300 | 2008 |
|---|---|
| MERCEDES BENZ C350 | 2005 to 2008 |
| MERCEDES BENZ C63 | 2006 to 2007 |
| MERCEDES BENZ SLK280 | 2005 to 2009 |
| MERCEDES BENZ SLK350 | 2005 to 2009 |
| MERCEDES BENZ SLK55 | 2005 to 2009 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.