Headlamp Door - Apparent Crack

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TO: OUR MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER CAR DEALERS

DATE: July 1987 REF.. NO. MBNA 82/26


SUBJECT: APPEARANCE OF CRACK IN HEADLAMP DOOR MODEL 124

FIGURE 1:

What appears to be a crack in the headlamp door, is actually a visible flashing of plastic (on the inside of the door) produced by the tooling required to manufacture the headlamp door, and should not be misinterpreted an a defect (arrow, Figure 1).

Do not replace headlamp door for the above mentioned reason.