Spare tire carrier
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From: NYC
2002 ML320
It used to be available in the US in the '98 model year (maybe '99 also), but with the addition of the M7 (3rd row seat) package, they saw that if you got that along with the tire carrier, the third-row safety would not match MBUSA safety requirements, so the carrier was discontinued for the US market.
There used to be a California dealer that used to stock them for some reason, but I don't believe that kind of a setup still exists, so if you want the carrier, you'll probably have to order it from Europe or something like that.
There used to be a California dealer that used to stock them for some reason, but I don't believe that kind of a setup still exists, so if you want the carrier, you'll probably have to order it from Europe or something like that.
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From: Lynnwood, WA
ML320
You mean something like this!
Originally posted by mbakshi
It used to be available in the US in the '98 model year (maybe '99 also), but with the addition of the M7 (3rd row seat) package, they saw that if you got that along with the tire carrier, the third-row safety would not match MBUSA safety requirements, so the carrier was discontinued for the US market.
There used to be a California dealer that used to stock them for some reason, but I don't believe that kind of a setup still exists, so if you want the carrier, you'll probably have to order it from Europe or something like that.
It used to be available in the US in the '98 model year (maybe '99 also), but with the addition of the M7 (3rd row seat) package, they saw that if you got that along with the tire carrier, the third-row safety would not match MBUSA safety requirements, so the carrier was discontinued for the US market.
There used to be a California dealer that used to stock them for some reason, but I don't believe that kind of a setup still exists, so if you want the carrier, you'll probably have to order it from Europe or something like that.
Check out this website: http://www.4x4abc.com/ML320/ml320_M4.html, it was where I got the picture from.
