{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2009074 (Mercedes-Benz), 2009: Lights And Instruments",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2009074/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2009074, MERCEDES-BENZ ML CLASS, 2009-03-09. On certain vehicles, a faulty taillight seal can allow water to enter the rear.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Ml Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2009074 on 9 March 2009. System: Lights And Instruments. What the notice says On certain vehicles, a faulty taillight seal can allow water to enter the rear compartment containing the spare tire. On vehicles equipped with the optional power liftgate, the control unit for the liftgate is located close to the spare tire compartment. Water contamination of the control unit can eventually disable … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. On certain vehicles, a faulty taillight seal can allow water to enter the rear compartment containing the spare tire. On vehicles equipped with the optional power liftgate, the control unit for the liftgate is located close to the spare tire compartment. Water contamination of the control unit can eventually disable the power liftgate motor. It could also cause an electrical short circuit, which could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will replace the taillight seal and reposition the power liftgate control unit. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:00:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:00:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2009074 (Mercedes-Benz), 2009: Lights And Instruments\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2009074/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}