NHTSA campaign 08V303000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Electrical System

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 7, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 404. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING MY 2006-2008 M-CLASS, R-CLASS, MY 2005-2009 SLK-CLASS, MY 2005-2008 C-CLASS, MY 2003-2004 AND 2006-2008 CLK-CLASS, MY 2003-2008 E-CLASS, MY 2004 AND 2008 CL-CLASS, MY 2008 CLS-CLASS, MY 2004 AND 2007-2008 S-CLASS, MY 2003 G-CLASS, AND MY 2003-2004, 2006 AND 2009 SL-CLASS VEHICLES. A SOFTWARE CALIBRATION NUMBER (SCN) CODING RECEIVED ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES DURING A RECENT WORKSHOP VISIT WAS INCORRECT. DEPENDING ON THE MODEL YEAR AND MODEL AFFECTED, THE RESULTS OF AN INCORRECT SCN CODING CAN AFFECT A NUMBER OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND EMISSION FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FUNCTIONS: (1) THE FUEL GAUGE READINGS MAY BE INCORRECT; (2) A STUCK FUEL-LEVEL SENSOR MAY NOT BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; (3) THE OBD SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INCORRECTLY; AND, (4) THE SPEEDOMETER MAY BE OUT OF TOLERANCE.

The risk

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP MAY NOT RECEIVE A CRASH SIGNAL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO DISCONNECT AND PREVENT FUTURE FUEL DELIVERY AS DESIGNED.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL RECODE THE SCN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.

37 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2009 Mercedes Benz SL Class	0	1	0	0
2009 Mercedes Benz SLK	2	1	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz C	2	1	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz CL	0	2	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz CLK	4	1	0	1
2008 Mercedes Benz CLS	0	1	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz E	7	2	0	2
2008 Mercedes Benz M Class	1	2	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz R	0	3	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz S	0	2	0	0
2008 Mercedes Benz SLK	0	1	0	0
2007 Mercedes Benz C	3	1	0	1
2007 Mercedes Benz CLK	3	1	0	0
2007 Mercedes Benz E	2	2	0	0
2007 Mercedes Benz M Class	2	2	2	0
2007 Mercedes Benz R-Class	4	3	1	0
2007 Mercedes Benz S	0	2	0	0
2007 Mercedes Benz SLK	0	1	0	0
2006 Mercedes Benz C Class	9	2	0	0
2006 Mercedes Benz CLK Class	3	1	0	0
2006 Mercedes Benz E Class	10	1	0	1
2006 Mercedes Benz M Class	14	2	0	1
2006 Mercedes Benz R-Class	2	4	0	0
2006 Mercedes Benz SL Class	0	1	0	0
2006 Mercedes Benz SLK	2	1	0	0
2005 Mercedes Benz C Class	5	2	0	0
2005 Mercedes Benz E Class	9	3	0	0
2005 Mercedes Benz SLK	6	1	0	1
2004 Mercedes Benz CL Class	4	4	0	2
2004 Mercedes Benz CLK Class	7	2	0	1
2004 Mercedes Benz E Class	15	4	0	2
2004 Mercedes Benz S Class	15	4	1	1
2004 Mercedes Benz SL Class	3	3	0	0
2003 Mercedes Benz CLK Class	10	1	1	1
2003 Mercedes Benz E Class	45	4	0	3
2003 Mercedes Benz G500	7	2	0	0
2003 Mercedes Benz SL Class	9	3	1	1

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V303000.

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