Recall - Replacement of Tires Damaged During Processing: Overview

90mercedes02 Campaign No. 90-0413


April 1990
FILE: SERVICE: GROUP 00 OF SERVICE INFORMATION
PARTS: GROUP I OF SPARE PARTS BINDER
TO: OUR MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER CAR DEALERS

SUBJECT: INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES MODEL 129


Enclosed is a sanple copy of a letter which all 278 allow vehicle owners will receive in the near future.

This campaign is initiated because MBW has found that same of the tires on Model 129 vehicles might have been damaged during processing by the car conveyor system used in the Jacksonville Vehicle Preparation Center.

Figure 1:

All left front and left rear tires should be inspected for cuts on the outside in the area between the sidewall and the tread profile (arrow, Figure 1) on vehicles as per attached serial number listing.

Before mounting wheels, always clean the contact surface of the rim. When mounting new tires, ensure that match point of tire is in line with the match point of rim. For mounting of wheels, refer to Main Manual job number 4050.


Tires with cuts should be replaced with tires of the same make and type. They should be ordered and will be supplied at no cost directly from either Dunlop or Pirelli.

Dunlop Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp.
P.O. Box 1109 500 Sargeant Drive
Buffalo, NY 14240 New Haven, Ct 06536
Phone (716) 773 8284 Phone (800) 243 2510
Fax # (716) 773 8249 Fax # (800) 243 6080
Attn: Kathy Lennon Attn: Kathy Gorman
When placing the order, provide the Recall Campaign Number 90-0413 and the serial number(s) of the vehicle(s) involved. If you should encounter a problem in obtaining the proper tires, please call our Roadside Assistance Program Number 1-800-222-0444.