The Used Car Index

2008 Mercedes-Benz SL problems

No complaints are listed for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz SL. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ SL.

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
8

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

8 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
POWER TRAIN1
STEERING1
SUSPENSION1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM1

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

10037408

Date: 2010-11-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM

10034566

Date: 2009-11-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

MERCEDES BENZ: REPROGRAM MBRACE (N123/4) DIALED NUMBERS TO HUGHES. THIS ACTION APPLIES TO NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY ONLY. *PE

10030937

Date: 2009-07-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING.

MERCEDES BENZ (DAIMLER): IMPLAUSIBLE GEAR INDICATOR IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; SHIFT PADDLES NONFUNCTIONAL. NO REACTION TO CHANGES AT TRANSMISSION MODE ROTARY SWITCH (M/S/C); NO REACTION TO SHIFT PADDLES (UPSHIFT/DOWNSHIFT) ON STEERING WHEEL; TRANSMISSION MODE DISPLAY IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CHANGES WIT

10030941

Date: 2009-07-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

MERCEDES: CRACKING NOISE FROM THE AREA OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/FIREWALL WHEN CORNERING, DURING THROTTLE LIFT OFF AND ON UNEVEN ROADS. STRESS AT THE SPOT WELDS ON THE FIREWALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAN RESULT IN CRACKING NOISES. NO RIGHT HAND DRIVE. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED.

10030929

Date: 2009-06-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

MERCEDES: CORROSION PROTECTION COATINGS FOR BRAKE COMPONENTS AND HARDWARE MAY BE DAMAGED AND OR STRIPPED AWAY IF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED ACID BASED CLEANERS ARE USED. ONCE THE CORROSION PROTECTION IS DAMAGED OR REMOVED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS AND OR HARDWARE CAN BEGIN TO CORRODE. INCLUDE ALL MODELS AN

10030964

Date: 2009-06-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

MERCEDES: THE LIMITED WARRANTY ON THE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT FOR MODELS 211, MODEL 219 AND MODELS 230 WAS EXTENDED FROM THE ORIGINAL 4 YEARS/50,000 MILES TO 10 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATION. THE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT EXTENDED LIMITED WARRANTY APPLIES TO ALL CONDITIONS THAT JUSTIFY THE REPLACEMENT OF T

10024645

Date: 2008-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.

MODELS SL500, SL600, SL550, SL55, SL65, MODEL YEAR 2008 - REPLACE LEFT DOOR LOCK. *NJ

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
SL0

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2008

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