NHTSA Complaint #11480828 — 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300

EXTERIOR LIGHTING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11480828
Vehicle	2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of Incident	July 1, 2022
Date Filed	August 23, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

The driver side rear tail light wiring melted the tailight housing. This component was already replaced as part of a previous recall, but apparently Mercedes is not properly fixing the issue. They refuse to fix it for free, because they already "addressed" the recall. Looks like they are putting cars back on the street that could catch fire.

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