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Passenger cars (Mercedes-Benz A180 and others) - Repair
Official notice
28 Sept 2017
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Mercedes-Benz A180 and others) - Repair. Due to a defect in the starting system (starting current limiter). ■ Defective part (component name): Starting system (starting current limiter). ■ Structure, equipment or performance deemed noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Evaluation of how the starting system is used was insufficient. If internal engine or starter components seize due to a failure, preventing the starter motor from rotating, repeated attempts to start the engine may cause excessive current to flow through the starter's electrical circuit and heat the starting current limiter. Consequently, components around the starting current limiter may melt and emit smoke and, in the worst case, catch fire. Published 2017-09-28.
What to do now
(Recall) 外-2539 ■ Corrective measures: Add a fuse to the starter wiring on all vehicles.
Recall number
外-2539
Official notice
2017-09-28
The hazard
The hazard
Due to a defect in the starting system (starting current limiter). ■ Defective part (component name): Starting system (starting current limiter). ■ Structure, equipment or performance deemed noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Evaluation of how the starting system is used was insufficient. If internal engine or starter components seize due to a failure, preventing the starter motor from rotating, repeated attempts to start the engine may cause excessive current to flow through the starter's electrical circuit and heat the starting current limiter. Consequently, components around the starting current limiter may melt and emit smoke and, in the worst case, catch fire.
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Brand: Mercedes-Benz. Contact: メルセデス・ベンツ日本株式会社. Phone 0120-086-880.
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