DVSA recall R/2017/096: Mercedes Benz A Class, GLA, GLC and 4 more (Starting current limiter may overload)

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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA reference	R/2017/096
Launched	20 June 2017
Make	Mercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED)
Manufacturer reference	SRPC1708
Vehicles listed	521,108

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
A Class	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017
GLA	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017
GLC	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017
E-Class	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017
CLA	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017
B Class	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017
C-Class	74,444	1 February 2014	28 February 2017

Concern

Starting current limiter may overload

Defect, as DVSA words it

Where the car incurs severe engine damage resulting in the engine failing to turn over (engine seizure) and if the driver repeatedly attempts to start the engine despite the engine not cranking the very high electrical current could lead to overheating of the starting current limiter and the potential for a fire.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and install an additional fuse in the electrical line to the starter.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.