{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 11V213 (2011030004): Model Year 2011 E-Class Model W212 and S212",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v213/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V213 (Mercedes-Benz): WHILE WORKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING ENGINE OPERATION, THE DAMPER RING COULD STRIKE AND INJURE THE PERSON REPAI...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz E, model year 2011. Filed by Mercedes-Benz Usa, Llc. and reported to NHTSA on 1 April 2011. 41 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-benz is recalling certain model year 2011 e-class model w212 and s212 vehicles manufactured from july 8, 2010, through july 12, 2010. insufficient adhesive between the vibration damper and its inner mass damper ring could cause a sudden separation of the inner mass damper ring from the vibration damper. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2011030004. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V213 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “WHILE WORKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING ENGINE OPERATION, THE DAMPER RING COULD STRIKE AND INJURE THE PERSON REPAIRING THE VEHICLE OR A BYSTANDER.” 11V213 MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. Engine And Engine Cooling 1 April 2011 2011-2011 MERCEDES BENZ E WHILE WORKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING ENGINE OPERATION, THE DAMPER RING COULD STRIKE AND INJURE T",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:50:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:43:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 11V213 (2011030004): Model Year 2011 E-Class Model W212 and S212\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v213/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}