{"nhtsa_id":10016009,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2005-08-18","date":"2005-07-01","document_id":"2005060018","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING:RACK AND PINION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"THE RUBBER BOOT ON THE RACK AND PINION MAY HAVE BEEN DEFORMED DURING ASSEMBLY. DEALERS ARE TO CHECK THE BOOTS AND REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION IF NECESSARY. *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10016009","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null},{"id":"steering-gear","name":"Steering gear","parent":"steering"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"SLK","year_from":2005,"year_to":2005,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}