Defect: MERCEDES BENZ IS RECALLING 4,564 MY 2001-2006 CL-CLASS (MODEL 215), MY 2002-2006 S-CLASS (MODEL 220), MY 2003-2007 SL-CLASS (MODEL 230), MY 2007-2008 CL-CLASS (MODEL 216), AND MY 2007 S-CLASS (MODEL 221)PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACTIVE BODY CONTROL (ABC) ACCELERATION SENSORS ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THESE SENSORS MEASURE ACCELERATION AROUND THE Z-AXIS OF THE VEHICLE AND ASSURE AN AUTOMATIC AD (excerpt)
Consequence: A VARIATION IN THE TRANSMITTED VALUES BETWEEN AFFECTED AND UNAFFECTED SENSORS CAN RESULT IN ONE FRONT STRUT ADJUSTING TO A VALUE INDICATING BODY MOVEMENT WHILE ANOTHER STRUT DOES NOT ADJUST PRESENTING THE DRIVER WITH AN UNEVEN FRONT SUSPENSION. THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO UNEXPECTED BODY MOVEMENTS AT THE FRONT AXLE WHICH CAN ADVERSELY INFLUENCE THE VEHICLE'S DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND COULD LEAD TO (excerpt)
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FRONT ABC SENSORS IN ALL POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
25 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
SEATS
3
AIR BAGS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
EQUIPMENT
2
POWER TRAIN
1
SEAT BELTS
1
10135762
Date: 2017-01-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
Seat belt height adjustment nonfunctional
10135747
Date: 2017-01-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.
Venting noises from dynamic seat
10135751
Date: 2017-01-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.
Multicontour/dynamic seat, malfunctions
10135878
Date: 2015-06-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.
Electrical malfunction in seat
10135867
Date: 2015-06-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Engine noises after engine start
10135868
Date: 2015-06-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up - "Check AdBlue" or "No start in XXX km/miles" appears in instrument cluster - Fault codes concerning AdBlue system stored in engine control unit
10135857
Date: 2015-06-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Heating element of AdBlue tank has malfunction, fault code 20BE1B and/or 20BD1B logged in BlueTec control unit
10135824
Date: 2015-04-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Date: 2014-06-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
Complaints about poor wiping effect of winshield wiper
10136029
Date: 2014-06-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink
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.