10019990
Date: 2006-04-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
FLOW NOISES FROM AREA OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND/OR FOAMING OF POWER STEERING OIL IN RESERVOIR. *TT
2002 Mercedes-Benz 203 problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2002 Mercedes-Benz 203, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ 203.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 20
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| SEATS | 1 | 100.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
See new recalls and investigations this week.
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
20 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
10016705
Date: 2005-08-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
REVISION-(WARRANTY INFORMATION UPDATED) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED WITH DTC P2036 (P0410) OR P203A-ENGINE PERFORMANCE COMPLAINT. *SC
10001393
Date: 2004-08-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
FAILURE CODES C1140 AND/OR C1145 IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP). *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS VERSION DATED 03/25/03. *TT
10005705
Date: 2003-12-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
UPDATE OF ESP CONTROL UNIT WIRING DIAGRAM. MODEL YEAR 2004 ALSO INCLUDED. *JB
10004013
Date: 2003-09-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
LACK OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE WITH OBD CODE P2038/P0243 (CHARGE AIR PRESSURE TOO LOW) IN THE SIM4 ENGINE MANAGEMENT AND/OR OIL IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, COMPRESSOR AND/OR OIL SEPARATOR FROM THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION. *TT
10003032
Date: 2003-08-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TT
10001617
Date: 2003-05-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE MODEL 230. *TT
10001395
Date: 2003-03-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TT
10001147
Date: 2003-02-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPGRADE. (MERCEDES BENZ SLK320, 2002 & 2003, MERCEDES BENZ 230, 2003) *JB
10000637
Date: 2002-12-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
FAILURE CODES C1140 AND/OR C1145 STORED IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). MY2002 209 AND MY2003 209. *TT
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 203 | 1 |
Same model, other years
Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2002
Sources
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