Mercedes-Benz G Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2017203 on 11 April 2017. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the splines of the steering coupling interlock could excessively wear due to insufficient tightening torque of the steering coupling. This could cause the connection between the coupling and shaft to be compromised, which could result in a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash causing …
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Mercedes-Benz G CLASS in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Mercedes-Benz G CLASS is named on 20 British notices and 1 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2017/322: Mercedes-Benz G Class (Electronic stability program (ESP) may malfunction)
- DVSA recall R/2019/203: Mercedes-Benz G Class (Small cracks may appear in the brake pipes)
- DVSA recall R/2019/372: Mercedes-Benz G Class, AMG GT, C-Class and 3 more (Certain front seat belt buckles may not have been manufactured acco...)
The European register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2017203
- Recall date
- 11 April 2017
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Models
- G Class
- Model years
- 2013 to 2016
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 954
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the splines of the steering coupling interlock could excessively wear due to insufficient tightening torque of the steering coupling. This could cause the connection between the coupling and shaft to be compromised, which could result in a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the steering coupling.
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 2017203.
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.
- 2017202 · 11 April 2017 · Metris · Seats And Restraints
- 2017204 · 11 April 2017 · R Class · Engine
- 2017205 · 11 April 2017 · GLC Class, C Class, S Class · Seats And Restraints
- 2017206 · 11 April 2017 · Gla Class, E Class, Cla Class · Airbag
- 2017207 · 11 April 2017 · GLS Class, E Class, Gle Class · Steering
- 2017208 · 11 April 2017 · E Class · Visual System
- 2017209 · 11 April 2017 · GLK Class, C Class · Steering
- 2017220 · 21 April 2017 · Metris · Electrical
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2017207 · 11 April 2017 · GLS Class, E Class, Gle Class · Steering
- 2017209 · 11 April 2017 · GLK Class, C Class · Steering
- 2017212 · 13 April 2017 · Sportsman 570 Touring, Sportsman 450, Scrambler XP 1000 · Steering
- 2017232 · 27 April 2017 · Venetian, Tuscany · Steering
- 2017324 · 29 June 2017 · Es 350 · Steering
- 2017325 · 29 June 2017 · Sierra, Silverado · Steering
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
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 638 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2017.
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