Recall · 22V168000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 8 models over exterior lighting
22
Vehicles covered
8
Models
9
Model years
March 18, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2010 E350, 2014 G550, 2008-2009 C300, 2008 C350, 2009 CLK550, 2007 SL550, SLK280, and 2008 SLK350 vehicles. Various control units may have been updated with incorrect software configuration during a service repair. This can result in various system failures, such as loss of drive power, reduced exterior lighting, or loss of dynamic control functions, including stability and traction control.
- What it can cause
- Various system failures, such as loss of drive power, reduced exterior lighting, or loss of dynamic control functions including stability and traction control, can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the software configuration on the affected control units, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 3, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2022040003.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes BenzC300 | 2008 to 2009 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzC350 | 2008 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzCLK550 | 2009 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzG550 | 2014 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzSL550 | 2007 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzSLK280 | 2007 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzSLK350 | 2008 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE350 | 2010 | 2010 |
How this campaign compares
At 22 vehicles this is a small campaign: 86% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2007 to 2014, so the oldest vehicles on it were 15 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 19 times before this, most recently in July 2021 as 21V509000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 6 of the 9 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 1,614 complaints with NHTSA, 1,468 of them before this campaign was filed. 262 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in September 2007, 14 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 24V874000 (visibility), 22V954000 (visibility).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC with NHTSA on March 18, 2022 as campaign 22V168000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2022-03-18.
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