S-Class (W220) Mercedes To Recall S-Class W220 In China

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - German luxury car maker DaimlerChrysler A.G. (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it planned to recall most of its upscale Mercedes Benz S-Class sedans sold in China due to potential problems with the fuel tanks.
Mercedes will recall 23,677 S-Class sedans manufactured from October 1998 to March 2005 and sold in China, a Mercedes spokeswoman said. The recall will affect 95 percent of the upscale models sold in the country.
No accidents or personal injuries have yet been linked to the defect, she added.
DaimlerChrysler does not plan to issue a recall for similar models sold worldwide, as the defect was only found in sedans sold to China, executives said.
The German car maker had sold 15 percent more cars in Northeast Asia last year than in 2004, led by strong gains for its luxury Mercedes brand in China and South Korea.
DaimlerChrysler plans to make Mercedes cars and commercial trucks in China, where it has won approval to offer financing.

 

[LaArtist]

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thnk god it isnt the new S.. i got worried there for a while... pheew

 

[Alx]

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Figured everyone would think that... hehehe....

 

[yomomwhat]

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ha when i saw 23,000 i thought ok old model LOL, these are all made in china right? not stuttgart like the european and american s classes..

 

[Alx]

I edited the title so people dont freak out upon reading this... hehehe!

 

[notic]

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ha when i saw 23,000 i thought ok old model LOL, these are all made in china right? not stuttgart like the european and american s classes..

They are all built in Sindelfingen Germany.

 

[ADGvast]

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thnk god it isnt the new S.. i got worried there for a while... pheew

no worry, the new S is not arrived to China yet.....

 

[cawimmer430]

I'm just wondering what makes a "Chinese-spec W220 S-Class" so different from a "X-spec W220 S-Class"? I mean the fuel tank stuff should probably be similar on all W220's right?

 

[Star&Car]

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no worry, the new S is not arrived to China yet.....

may i ask which part of China are you in? cos i've seen many running on the roads of shanghai,beijing and even a couple in the city of chongqing in southwest china when i was being there.
glad to see that new s sells very well over here.

 

[SDNR]

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thnk god it isnt the new S.. i got worried there for a while... pheew

Yeah - like this is great for the new Mercedes S class's image.

The old one was crap....but the new one is just fine......would you guarantee that?

 

[Andaluz]

As far as I know, the S-Class W220 sold in Asia, was built by a sub-contractor company in Vietnam.

OMG...it seems the W220 was appaling in terms of reliability.