Mercedes-Benz Slk Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2005346 on 7 November 2005. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, heat generated by the brake light bulbs could deform the base of the light socket. This deformation can cause movement in the socket-to-bulb connection, which may lead to a loosening of the electrical contacts in the socket and failure of the bulb to illuminate. Correction: Dealers will replace …
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Mercedes-Benz SLK CLASS in the other registers
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The European register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005346
- Recall date
- 7 November 2005
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Models
- SLK Class
- Model years
- 1998 to 2004
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 3,529
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, heat generated by the brake light bulbs could deform the base of the light socket. This deformation can cause movement in the socket-to-bulb connection, which may lead to a loosening of the electrical contacts in the socket and failure of the bulb to illuminate. Correction: Dealers will replace the rear lamp assemblies.
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 on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005346.
Mercedes-Benz elsewhere in this register
Mercedes-Benz is named on 477 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005254 · 1 September 2005 · G Class · Fuel System
- 2005152 · 18 May 2005 · ML Class · Steering
- 2005094 · 4 April 2005 · SL Class, E Class, CLS Class · Brakes
- 2005044 · 25 February 2005 · Sprinter · Wheels
- 2006031 · 7 February 2006 · CL Class, S Class · Electrical
- 2006070 · 29 March 2006 · R Class · Electrical
- 2006076 · 10 April 2006 · R Class · Seats And Restraints
- 2006132 · 5 June 2006 · B Class · Other
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005021 · 26 November 2005 · Optra, Epica · Electrical
- 2005331 · 28 October 2005 · Legend 138, Classic, Legend 158 · Electrical
- 2005316 · 18 October 2005 · Sedona · Electrical
- 2005302 · 11 October 2005 · All American Non-School Bus, All American School Bus, TC/2000 School Bus · Electrical
- 2005303 · 11 October 2005 · Escapade Motorhome, Greyhawk Motorhome · Electrical
- 2005400 · 21 December 2005 · Boulevard M50 (vz800), Boulevard C50 (vl800) · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Mercedes-Benz: 477 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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