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1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 — SUSPENSION:FRONT

crash · 675770 · 2008-06-26

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
C220
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Miles at failure
218,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FRACTURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM. DESIGN DEFECT RESULTING IN LATENT INTERIOR CORROSION THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THIS CRITICAL PART SEPARATING INTO TWO PIECES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO PARTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE CAR. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL AND STEERING. IT MAY WELL HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITIES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10232451
Machine
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