DVSA recall R/2017/124: Mercedes Benz E-Class, M Class, C-Class and 7 more (Faulty control unit may cause vehicle to perform outside specification)

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DVSA reference	R/2017/124
Launched	19 April 2017
Make	Mercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED)
Manufacturer reference	SRPC1709
Vehicles listed	420

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
E-Class	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
M Class	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
C-Class	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
CLA	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
CL Class	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
GLA	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
CLS	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
S Class	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
SLK	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017
GLC	42	1 January 2004	31 March 2017

Concern

Faulty control unit may cause vehicle to perform outside specification

Defect, as DVSA words it

Where a control unit coding was updated in a workshop between 3 December 2016 and 5 December 2016 the coding may not correspond to the specification and may trigger unplanned action in the vehicle. The safety and emissions systems may not react as design intent.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and update the software in the corresponding control units.

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.