# NHTSA recall 05V224000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V224000
- Manufacturer's number: 2005 050004
- Manufacturer: MERCEDES\-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2005\-05\-16
- Owners notified: 2005\-05\-17
- Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 7191

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A HOSE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLING HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER MAY NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CLAMPING FORCE FOR THIS CONNECTION.


## What can happen

A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID CAN DAMAGE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND MAY RESULT IN DIMINISHED POWER ASSIST FOR STEERING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE CLAMP FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES\-BENZ AT 1\-800\-367\-6372.


## Notes

MERCEDES BENZ RECALL NO. 2005 050004. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 MERCEDES BENZ M\-CLASS](/makes/mercedes-benz/m-class/2006/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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