Mercedes Benz 163 1999

Model 163 made in 1999 by Mercedes Benz got 5 consumer complains, 1 investigation there is 1 recall as well as 7 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference to fuel/propulsion system. . Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, engine and engine cooling and equipment. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling). There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .

163 year 1999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number	FMVSS Number
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
09E025000	DOPE, INC.	E (Equipment)	42540	07/28/2009	OVSC	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	05/11/2009	05/11/2009	571	108
Defect Summary	Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
Consequence Summary	Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary	Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798.
Notes	This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners may also 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 .

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
541548	05/01/1999		606666	Information pertaining to the location of power seat fuses. *tt	08/31/1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
2005060014	11/01/2005	2005060014	10018609	Inspect catalyst welds and replace catalytic converter if necessary. *ak	01/09/2006
EQUIPMENT
21122	11/30/2004		10011731	All activity module cannot be programmed. (mercedes benz model 163, 1999) *jb	01/31/2005
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL
TSIMBNA82701	10/01/1998		602735	Installation of cellular telephone (ctel) system (model 163). *yc	01/07/1999
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
2005060014	09/01/2005	2005060014	10017073	Inspect catalyst welds and replace catalytic converter if necessary. mercedes *sc	10/21/2005
POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT
06M002	01/12/2000		612186	Brief information regarding one-piece drive shaft replacement. *tt	06/06/2000
STEERING
463013	12/21/2007	463013A	10006755	Models ml320, ml350, ml430, ml55, ml500. model year 1998 from vin 043552 up to and including model year 2003. 10 year/unlimited mile extended warranty for clamp and lower power steering hose. tt updated 3/3/08. nj	05/11/2004

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PE03058	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	12/17/2003	04/22/2004	ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE
	The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure on all mercedes-benz vehicles using the subject component.the subject component failures are progressive in nature and only a small percentage of the complaints and warrant claims involved a failure that had progressed far enough to effect power steering performance (6 of 55 odi complaints reference increased steering effort).there have been no crashes or injuries related to the alleged defect.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report attached for further detail.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
01/24/2013	120000	1
	The fuel pump is leaking fuel on to the ground when car is running i was reading some forums and multiple people are having the same problem and mercedes isn't having the problem fixed as it is potentially dangerous to have any future fuel leaks due to age i have a 1990 mercedes r129 that has more miles and older and never had a fuel leak what so ever... so im pointing the finger at mercedes due to the fact that this car was poorly designed fuel filter placement and fuel pump securing and seals.. *tr
01/24/2013	120000
	The fuel pump is leaking fuel on to the ground when car is running i was reading some forums and multiple people are having the same problem and mercedes isn't having the problem fixed as it is potentially dangerous to have any future fuel leaks due to age i have a 1990 mercedes r129 that has more miles and older and never had a fuel leak what so ever... so im pointing the finger at mercedes due to the fact that this car was poorly designed fuel filter placement and fuel pump securing and seals..