Service bulletin SB-P-047231
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 | 10030940 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2009-12-24 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-P-047231 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2009-07-07 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT; STEERING |
NHTSA's summary
MERCEDES: UNEVEN STEERING FORCES WHEN STEERING FROM LOCK TO LOCK. INCREASED STEERING FORCES IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 90 DEGREES A PRESSURE POINT CAN BE FELT WHICH MUST BE OVERCOME BY INCREASED FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. UNIVERSAL JOINT IN STEERING COUPLING, (STEER COUPLING) HAS EXCESSIVE RESISTANCE. REPLACE STEERING COUPLING (STEER COUPLING). 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
Steering, Transmission and driveline, Steering column and wheel
| MERCEDES BENZ GL | 2006 to 2010 |
|---|---|
| MERCEDES BENZ ML | 2006 to 2008 |
| MERCEDES BENZ R | 2008 to 2010 |
| MERCEDES BENZ R CLASS | 2006 |
| MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASS | 2007 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.