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Passenger car (Mercedes-Benz S65 Cabriolet) - Repair

Official notice

5 Oct 2018

Last checked

27 Oct 2026

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumCAA Japan

An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Mercedes-Benz S65 Cabriolet) - Repair. Defective engine control unit control program. ■ Defective part (component name): Engine control unit control program. ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to inappropriate instructions specifying which control program to install in the vehicle, a control program with incorrect specifications has been installed in the engine control unit. Consequently, noise levels may fail to meet the regulatory limit. Published 2018-10-05.

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The hazard

Defective engine control unit control program. ■ Defective part (component name): Engine control unit control program. ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to inappropriate instructions specifying which control program to install in the vehicle, a control program with incorrect specifications has been installed in the engine control unit. Consequently, noise levels may fail to meet the regulatory limit.

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Affected products

Product 1

メルセデス・ベンツ S65 カブリオレ

Hazard

Defective engine control unit control program. ■ Defective part (component name): Engine control unit control program. ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: Due to inappropriate instructions specifying which control program to install in the vehicle, a control program with incorrect specifications has been installed in the engine control unit. Consequently, noise levels may fail to meet the regulatory limit.

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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

Event id

CAA-00000020983

Source tier

official

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