Service bulletin PB-72-20-31D
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 | 10033067 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2010-06-30 |
| Manufacturer's number | PB-72-20-31D |
| Manufacturer's date | 2009-06-04 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE |
NHTSA's summary
MERCEDES BENZ: TAILGATE DOES NOT OPEN FULLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE TAILGATE NOT OPENING FULLY IN COLD WEATHER, DO NOT REPLACE THE STRUTS. *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
Body and frame
| MERCEDES BENZ E320 | 1995 to 1999 |
|---|---|
| MERCEDES BENZ E320 | 2003 to 2007 |
| MERCEDES BENZ E430 | 1998 to 2001 |
| MERCEDES BENZ E500 | 2003 to 2007 |
| MERCEDES BENZ E55 | 2007 |
| MERCEDES BENZ E550 | 2005 to 2007 |
| MERCEDES BENZ E63 | 2005 to 2006 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ AMG E55 | 2003 to 2006 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ AMG E63 | 2003 to 2004 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ AMG E63 | 2007 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ E350 | 2003 to 2007 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.