No complaints are listed for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ CLK.
Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.
Investigations
1 investigations; 0 open.
EA13008
Opened: 2013-12-20. Closed: 2014-05-12.
Loss of rear lighting assembly
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation based on consumer allegations of loss of rear lighting in model year (MY) 2008-2011 Mercedes Benz C-Class vehicles.Complainants alleged that one or both rear lighting assemblies fail to illuminate (i.e., all lights housed within the assembly extinguish, including the stop, tail, and turn signal functions) or illuminate dimly.In some
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
Linked campaign numbers: 14V177000.
Manufacturer communications
8 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
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| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
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| SUSPENSION | 2 |
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| AIR BAGS | 1 |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
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10136041
Date: 2014-06-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Selector lever blocks in position "P" (brake applied)
10136031
Date: 2014-06-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Engine noises (rattling) after engine start
10051975
Date: 2013-12-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
XENTRY (MERCEDES): WITH STEERING AT FULL LOCK, NOISE CAN BE HEARD, LIKE KNOCKING AND/OR CREAKING, COMING FROM AREA OF FRONT AXLE WHEN MANEUVERING. MODELS 203 (C240, 320, 32, 230), 171 (SLK350, 55, 280), 209 (CLK 320, 500, 55, 63), 204 (C300, 350, 250, 63), 207 (E350, 550). NO YEARS LISTED. *
10135912
Date: 2013-02-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
COMAND: No sound, SDARS message in central display "Device Unavailable"
10039256
Date: 2011-05-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND/OR SCORING OF A PISTON. *RM
10038977
Date: 2011-04-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO LIMP HOME MODE OR HAS NO POWER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE FAULT CODES. A PISTON MAY BE DAMAGED. *RM
10037408
Date: 2010-11-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM
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