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Mercedes-Benz - An electrical contact inside the engine control unit may not meet the specification

Official notice

27 Oct 2020

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - An electrical contact inside the engine control unit may not meet the specification. An electrical contact inside the engine control unit may not meet the specification Published 2020-10-27.

What to do now

Replace the engine control unit on the affected vehicles

Units affected

37

Recall number

R-2020-277

Official notice

2020-10-27

The hazard

An electrical contact inside the engine control unit may not meet the specification

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

CLA

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD CLA

Units affected

37

Risk / hazard

An electrical contact inside the engine control unit may not meet the specification

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Mercedes-benz cars uk ltd

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mercedes-Benz. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-277

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-277

Campaign number

SRPC2033

Units affected

37

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-277

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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