NHTSA recall 06V028000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 06V028000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 2006080004 |
| Manufacturer | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Reported | 2006-02-02 |
| Owners notified | 2006-09-29 |
| Component | INTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Units potentially affected | 36911 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTAINS GAUGES AND INDICATORS THAT MUST BE ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.
What can happen
DUE TO INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION, THE DRIVER WILL BE UNABLE TO READ THE GAUGES AND INDICATORS, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULES. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES. PHASE I WAS MAILED OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 7,500 OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006. PHASE II AND PHASE III IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.
Notes
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.
| 2000 MERCEDES BENZ CL CLASS | Built 2000-06-01 to 2000-11-30. |
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| 2001 MERCEDES BENZ CL CLASS | Built 2000-06-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2002 MERCEDES BENZ CL CLASS | Built 2002-01-01 to 2002-04-30. |
| 2004 MERCEDES BENZ CL CLASS | Built 2004-05-01 to 2004-09-30. |
| 2005 MERCEDES BENZ CL CLASS | Built 2004-05-01 to 2004-09-30. |
| 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS | Built 2000-06-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS | Built 2000-06-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS | Built 2002-01-01 to 2002-04-30. |
| 2004 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS | Built 2004-05-01 to 2004-09-30. |
| 2005 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS | Built 2004-05-01 to 2004-09-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE05062
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE05062 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005-11-10, closed 2006-02-08. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. INTERIOR LIGHTING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PB 82-10-630 | 2008-09-10. Service bulletin. MERCEDES BENZ: WATER IN TAIL LAMP HOUSING ON EITHER RIGHT SIDE OR LEFT SIDE. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.