# NHTSA recall 06V220000

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: 06V220000
- Manufacturer's number: 2006060003
- Manufacturer: MERCEDES\-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2006\-06\-19
- Owners notified: 2006\-06\-30
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- Units potentially affected: 433

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, UNDER HARD OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE CAN INCREASE TO A LEVEL WHICH EXCEEDS THE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR THE ALTERNATOR TO NOT FUNCTION AND IT WILL BECOME DAMAGED.


## What can happen

THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL IMPROVE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALTERNATOR COOLING, INSTALL A MODIFIED CONTROL UNIT AND A NEW ALTERNATOR FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES BENZ AT 1\-800\-367\-6372.


## Notes

MERCEDES BENZ RECALL NO. 2006060003.CUSTOMERS CAN 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

- [2005 MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN](/makes/mercedes-benz/slr-mclaren/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-10\-01 to 2006\-05\-31.
- [2006 MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN](/makes/mercedes-benz/slr-mclaren/2006/recalls.md). Built 2003\-10\-01 to 2006\-05\-31.

## 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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