Mercedes-Benz Cl Class, S Class, Sl Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2008290 on 15 August 2008. System: Other.
What the notice says Certain vehicles equipped with Active Body Control (ABC) the sensors on the front struts may not operate within tolerances. As such, the sensor signal may not be accurately transmitted to the Electronic Control Unit (ECU). A variation in the transmitted values can result in one front strut adjusting to a value while …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008290
- Recall date
- 15 August 2008
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Models
- CL Class, S Class, SL Class
- Model years
- 2001 to 2008
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 279
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles equipped with Active Body Control (ABC) the sensors on the front struts may not operate within tolerances. As such, the sensor signal may not be accurately transmitted to the Electronic Control Unit (ECU). A variation in the transmitted values can result in one front strut adjusting to a value while the other does not adjust and presenting the driver with an uneven front suspension. This situation could have an effect on the vehicle's directional stability, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash with injuries or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and replace affected AZ-sensors
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2008290.
Mercedes-Benz elsewhere in this register
Mercedes-Benz is named on 477 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2008242 · 9 July 2008 · E Class, SLK Class, C Class · Other
- 2008362 · 2 October 2008 · ML Class · Steering
- 2008191 · 2 June 2008 · ML Class, GL Class · Other
- 2008427 · 26 November 2008 · S Class · Suspension
- 2008448 · 18 December 2008 · R Class, GL Class, ML Class · Steering
- 2008089 · 19 March 2008 · S Class, CL Class · Electrical
- 2009074 · 9 March 2009 · ML Class · Lights And Instruments
- 2007418 · 21 December 2007 · R Class, ML Class, E Class · Engine
The same system: Other
398 notices in this register name Other. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008301 · 19 August 2008 · Star, Homestead, Aruba · Other
- 2008303 · 22 August 2008 · Landmark, Big Horn, Sundance · Other
- 2008306 · 26 August 2008 · Champagne Edition, Premier, Discovery Series · Other
- 2008309 · 28 August 2008 · Dutch Star Diesel Pusher Motorhome, Dutch Diesel Pusher Motorhome, Essex Diesel Pusher Motorhome · Other
- 2008310 · 28 August 2008 · Re School Bus, Ce School Bus, Be School Bus · Other
- 2008311 · 28 August 2008 · Be School Bus, Re School Bus, Ce School Bus · Other
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Mercedes-Benz: 477 in the register, and 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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