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Passenger car (Mercedes-Benz CLS220d) - Repair

Official notice

12 Mar 2021

Last checked

27 Oct 2026

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumCAA Japan

An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Mercedes-Benz CLS220d) - Repair. Defect in the engine control unit. ■ Defective component (part name): Engine control unit. ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered defective: Inadequate management of the specifications of the engine control unit's control program installed in the vehicle has resulted in installation of a program with specifications different from the correct specifications. This may increase carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption. Published 2021-03-12.

What to do now

(Improvement measures)608

Recall number

608

Official notice

2021-03-12

The hazard

Defect in the engine control unit. ■ Defective component (part name): Engine control unit. ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered defective: Inadequate management of the specifications of the engine control unit's control program installed in the vehicle has resulted in installation of a program with specifications different from the correct specifications. This may increase carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption.

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Recall Numbers

608

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Affected products

Product 1

メルセデス・ベンツ CLS220d

Hazard

Defect in the engine control unit. ■ Defective component (part name): Engine control unit. ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered defective: Inadequate management of the specifications of the engine control unit's control program installed in the vehicle has resulted in installation of a program with specifications different from the correct specifications. This may increase carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption.

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Location 1

JP · Japan

Affected area 1

JP · Japan

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

メルセデス・ベンツ日本株式会社

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mercedes-Benz. Contact: メルセデス・ベンツ日本株式会社.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

消費者庁 — 修理

Recall details

Recall number

608

Event id

CAA-00000027596

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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