2004 MERCEDES BENZ ML500 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 MERCEDES BENZ ML500 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Start: 2011-01-10

fire · 836348 · 2011-01-12

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: ML500
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure: 60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DURING REGULAR VEHICLE USE THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT HOLDER HAD MELTED UNDER EXTREME TEMPERATURES DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10376372
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown