Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 16, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 857. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes-Benz) is recalling certain model year 2015 CLA250, CLA250 4Matic, GLA250, GLA250 4Matic, and 2016 SLK300 roadster vehicles manufactured July 17, 2015, to August 31, 2015. The affected vehicles have intake or exhaust camshafts whose welds may fail and possibly cause engine damage.
The risk
Engine damage may result in a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mercedes-Benz will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected camshafts, free of charge. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 9, 2015. The recall began on December 23, 2015. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Mercedes-Benz's number for this recall is 2015100006.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Mercedes-Benz SLK300 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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 15V662000.
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