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Mercedes-Benz - Automatic transmission may malfunction

Official notice

31 Oct 2016

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Automatic transmission may malfunction. Automatic transmission may malfunction Published 2016-10-31.

What to do now

Recall all affected vehicles to check and if required reroute or replace the wiring harness. The type of action is dependant on the amount of damage present.

Units affected

723

Recall number

R-2016-235

Official notice

2016-10-31

The hazard

Automatic transmission may malfunction

How to check if you're affected

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Models

S CLASS

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED S CLASS

Units affected

723

Risk / hazard

Automatic transmission may malfunction

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 uk limited

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-235

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2016-235

Campaign number

SRPC1623

Units affected

723

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-235

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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