Mercedes-Benz recall, Electrical

Electrical

Recall date	February 7, 2006
Models affected	2000 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2001 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2002 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2005 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2001 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2002 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2004 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2005 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Units affected	1,313
Details	Certain vehicles may experience instrument cluster backlighting malfunction. There are three distinct failure modes. (1) Vehicles built between 06/2000 and 11/2000 may contain a defective transformer that could cause an electrical short. (2) Vehicles built from 01/2002 to 04/2002 could have incorrect dielectric layers inside a capacitor that could lead to fluctuating current levels. (3) Vehicles built between 05/2004 and 09/2004 may have incorrect light emitting diodes (LEDs). Correction: Dealers will replace the instrument cluster module. Additional information may be available on Transport Canada's website