# NHTSA recall 09V081000

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: 09V081000
- Manufacturer's number: 2009030001
- Manufacturer: MERCEDES\-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2009\-03\-13
- Owners notified: 2009\-03\-27
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- Units potentially affected: 54

## What is wrong

MERCEDES BENZ IS RECALLING 54 MY 2009 S\-CLASS, W221 VEHICLES.  DURING PRODUCTION THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKENLY INTERCHANGED DURING PRODUCTION.  THE EXCHANGE OF A FRONT AND A REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD RESULT IN A PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THAT CANNOT BE OPENED BY MERELY PULLING ON THE INTERIOR HANDLE AND A REAR DOOR LOCK THAT CAN BE OPENED WITH A SIMPLE PULL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE EVEN IF LOCKED.


## What can happen

THIS SITUATION COULD AFFECT THE SAFE EXITING OF A VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM INADVERTENT OPENING OF THE REAR DOOR.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL CHECK THE PART NUMBER ON ALL DOOR LOCKS AND REPLACE ANY INCORRECTLY INSTALLED DOOR LOCK FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 27, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES BENZ AT 1\-800\-367\-6372.


## Notes

MERCEDES BENZ RECALL NO. 2009030001.OWNERS 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS](/makes/mercedes-benz/s-class/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-09\-01 to 2008\-09\-30.

## 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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