{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2018685 (Mercedes-Benz), 2018: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018685/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2018685, MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS, C CLASS, 2018-12-06. On certain vehicles, the locking status of the steering coupling may not have.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz E Class, C Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2018685 on 6 December 2018. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the locking status of the steering coupling may not have been verified during assembly. If not correctly locked, the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack could loosen while driving, potentially resulting in complete loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Mercedes-Benz E CLASS is named on 4 British notices and 5 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DVSA recall R/2000/147: Mercedes-Benz E Class (Heater booster concern) DVSA recall R/2000/088: Mercedes-Benz E Class (Potential loss of pas oil) DVSA recall R/2000/142: Mercedes-Benz C Class, SL, E Class and 1 more (Unintentional deployment of air bag) EU Safety Gate alert A12/0014/16: Mercedes-Benz E Class, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/0334/17: Mercedes-Benz E Class, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/0852/18: Mercedes-Benz A, B, C, E Class, AMG GT, Gla, GLC, notified by Germany Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:15:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:15:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2018685 (Mercedes-Benz), 2018: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018685/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}