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2003 Mercedes-Benz 209 problems

No complaints are listed for the 2003 Mercedes-Benz 209. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ 209.

At a glance

Complaints
0
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
10

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

10 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
AIR BAGS1
STEERING1

10034306

Date: 2010-06-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

MERCEDES: AIRBAG DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. AIR BAG SRS CONTROL MODULE (N2/2) DOES NOT HAVE A SET SHELF LIFE AND WILL NORMALLY BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. WITH 164, 216 221, 251 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CAN BE RESET FIVE TIMES. WITH MODES 202, 210 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONT

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

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

10005702

Date: 2003-12-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. (MODEL 203 MODEL YEAR 2002 AND LATER, MODEL 170 (SLK320 ONLY) MODEL YEAR 2002 AND LATER, MODEL 230). *JB

10003032

Date: 2003-08-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TT

10002965

Date: 2003-07-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

ENGINE TICKING (PISTON SLAP LIKE SOUND) NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 1200 AND 3000 RPM. *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

10001619

Date: 2003-05-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

CLOCK IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INACCURATE. *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

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.
  • NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
2090

Same model, other years

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