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Mercedes-Benz - To improve emissions of the affected vehicles.certain calibrations of functionalities must be changed in the engine management

Official notice

19 Oct 2018

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - To improve emissions of the affected vehicles.certain calibrations of functionalities must be changed in the engine management. To improve emissions of the affected vehicles.certain calibrations of functionalities must be changed in the engine management Published 2018-10-19.

What to do now

Update the diesel engine control unit software and add a supplementary booklet for the operator's manual

Units affected

15,692

Recall number

R-2018-266

Official notice

2018-10-19

The hazard

To improve emissions of the affected vehicles.certain calibrations of functionalities must be changed in the engine management

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

S-CLASS

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD S-CLASS

Units affected

15,692

Risk / hazard

To improve emissions of the affected vehicles.certain calibrations of functionalities must be changed in the engine management

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-2018-266

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-266

Campaign number

SRPC1838

Units affected

15,692

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-266

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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