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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
900,000 miles · Nov 17, 2011
Air Bags
YOUR WEB PAGES AT SAFERCAR.GOV LIST BOTH AN UNIMOG U500 AND A UNIMOG U500NA (NORTH AMERICA -- AS OPPOSED TO EUROPEAN) MODELS. THE U500 AND U500NA MODELS ARE IN FACT THE SAME AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATE LISTINGS. SEARCHING FOR ONE MODEL WILL GIVE INCOMPLETE RESULTS AS SOME OF THE DATA IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES - WHEN IT'…
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YOUR WEB PAGES AT SAFERCAR.GOV LIST BOTH AN UNIMOG U500 AND A UNIMOG U500NA (NORTH AMERICA -- AS OPPOSED TO EUROPEAN) MODELS. THE U500 AND U500NA MODELS ARE IN FACT THE SAME AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATE LISTINGS. SEARCHING FOR ONE MODEL WILL GIVE INCOMPLETE RESULTS AS SOME OF THE DATA IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES - WHEN IT'S THE SAME VEHICLE. (BY THE WAY - THE INCIDENT INFO IS FICTICIOUS AS THE FORM REQUIRED IT THE FIELDS!) *TR
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2006 UNIMOG U500NA TYPE 405.210 AND 405.230 TRUCKS. A WELD CONNECTING THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM EYES TO THE CONTROL ARM TUBE MAY NOT BE TO SPECIFICATION, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE EYE TO SEPARATE FROM THE TUBE WITHOUT WARNING UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: UNEXPECTED SEPARATION OF THE TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM EYES FROM THE CONTROL ARM TUBE MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS AND IMPROPER WELDED TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARMS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
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NHTSA investigations
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2006 Unimog U500NA Problems, Complaints & Recalls | Skip That Year
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