Service bulletin TSB 16-001
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 | 10093041 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-02-27 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB 16-001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-12-31 |
| NHTSA component | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS |
NHTSA's summary
IN 2016, MERCEDES-BENZ RELEASED A NEW 2-PC FLANGE NUT WHEEL FASTENER (MERCEDES-BENZ P/N A 000 990 53 53) WHICH IS TALLER AND HAS A LARGER WASHER DIAMETER THAN THE PREVIOUS 2-PC FLANGE NUT (MERCEDES-BENZ P/N A 000 401 18 72) USED FOR MODEL YEARS 2007-2015. DUE TO THE CHANGE IN HEIGHT OF THE 2-PC FLANGE NUT, ALCOA WHEEL P/N 25080X CANNOT BE USED IN BOTH THE OUTER REAR DUAL POSITION AND INNER REAR DUAL POSITION WITH THE NEW 2-PC FLANGE NUT AS THIS CREATES A SUB-FLUSH THREAD ENGAGEMENT CONDITION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT 2-PC FLANGE NUTS ARE AT LEAST FLUSH WITH THE END OF THE STUD. THIS COMMUNICATION EXPLAINS HOW ONLY ONE ALCOA WHEEL (P/N 25080X) MAY BE USED IN THE DUAL CONFIGURATION TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE THREAD ENGAGEMENT AND FASTENING OF OUR WHEEL.
The document
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Components
Wheels, Wheel nuts and studs
| MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | 2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.