10162197
Date: 2019-05-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
"High-voltage battery warning message" in instrument cluster
2013 Mercedes-Benz B242 problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz B242, 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 2026-10-10.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES-BENZ B242.
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
- 63
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 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
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| restraint or airbag | 1 | 100.0% | 1.00 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 1 | 100.0% | 0.56 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
63 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 25 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 20 |
| POWER TRAIN | 8 |
| STEERING | 5 |
| AIR BAGS | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
10160622
Date: 2019-04-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image
10155129
Date: 2019-02-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.
Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image
10154028
Date: 2019-01-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.
Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image
10154026
Date: 2019-01-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.
Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image
10154010
Date: 2019-01-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Engine diagnosis warning lamp activated - Fault code P012800
10151995
Date: 2018-08-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.
Supplemental restraint system (SRS) lamp in instrument cluster lights up; fault code B000213 and/or B000113 is logged in the SRS control unit
10151962
Date: 2018-07-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STEERING.
Plastic element on release lever of manual steering column adjuster loose.
10151963
Date: 2018-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Info-Call/S24H-Call/MB Contact: Change of language setting at customer request
10151943
Date: 2018-07-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
7G-DCT: Scratching noise when changing gear from D to R when transmission cold.
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 |
|---|---|
| B242 | 1 |
Same model, other years
Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2013
Sources
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