Mercedes Benz SL500; Wheel Bearing Kit 1402402: Wheels

Date

Feb. 6, 2006

Filed by

ZF Trading North America, LLC

Vehicles

Mercedes Benz SL500 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001); Wheel Bearing Kit 1402402 (years not listed)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC; ZF TRADING NORTH AMERICA, LLC

Component

Wheels

Description of the defect

Certain ZF Trading North America Aftermarket Wheel Bearing kits, lemfoerder p/n 1402301, sold for installation on 1992-2001 Mercedes Benz SL500 (R129) Vehicles after April 1, 2005. The caliper mounting bolts used in The Wheel Bearing Kit May be defective, shear Off And break. If both caliper mounting bolts break, The Brake caliper May become unfixed And, when The Vehicle is braked, The Brake rotor could Drag The caliper, causing The Brake Hose to rupture And The Vehicle's Suspension to be damaged.

Potentially affected

31422

What can happen

This could result in a loss of a portion of The Vehicle's braking Ability, possibly resulting in a Vehicle crash.

Remedy

ZF Trading will notify its owners And repair The Wheel Bearing kits Free of Charge. The recall began on January 27, 2006.

Recall notes

This recall only pertains to Aftermarket lemfoerder Wheel Bearing kits, p/n 14023010 And has no relation to any original Equipment installed on Mercedes Benz SL500 Vehicles manufactured by Mercedes Benz.customers May 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.

Owner notification date

Jan. 27, 2006

Recall type

E (equipment)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

06E014000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.