{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"05V224000","date":"2005-05-16","owner_notified":"2005-05-17","manufacturer":"MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.","component":"STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM","summary":"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.","consequence":"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.","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.","mfr_campaign":"2005 050004","part_number":null,"units":7191,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2006,"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"M-CLASS","vehicle_id":"2006_mercedes-benz_m-class","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/05V224000"}