Mercedes-Benz Slc Class, Slk Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2017248 on 10 May 2017. System: Brakes.
What the notice says Certain vehicles may have incorrect Electronic Stability Program (ESP) software installed. In the event a driver assist system (e.g. adaptive cruise control) initiates automatic braking and aborts again during the early stage of brake pressure increase, a low residual pressure could remain in the hydraulic brake …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2017248
- Recall date
- 10 May 2017
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Models
- SLC Class, SLK Class
- Model years
- 2016 to 2017
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 356
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain vehicles may have incorrect Electronic Stability Program (ESP) software installed. In the event a driver assist system (e.g. adaptive cruise control) initiates automatic braking and aborts again during the early stage of brake pressure increase, a low residual pressure could remain in the hydraulic brake system. As a result, the braking system could continue applying minimal pressure with the brake pad contacting the rotor, and may heat up when driving is continued. Constant brake pad application over longer periods of driving could lead to the brake fluid heating in the brake caliper, resulting in higher pressure in the brake system. This could reduce brake performance, and increase the risk of a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will update the software for the ESP.
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 2017248.
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.
- 2017247 · 10 May 2017 · Navion, View, Sprinter · Electrical
- 2017220 · 21 April 2017 · Metris · Electrical
- 2017295 · 7 June 2017 · Sprinter 2500, Sprinter 3500 · Label
- 2017202 · 11 April 2017 · Metris · Seats And Restraints
- 2017203 · 11 April 2017 · G Class · Steering
- 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
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2017218 · 20 April 2017 · Model S, Model X · Brakes
- 2017300 · 8 June 2017 · Genesis · Brakes
- 2017312 · 22 June 2017 · Mazda6, Mazda3 · Brakes
- 2017319 · 27 June 2017 · 114sd, 108sd, Business Class M2 · Brakes
- 2017321 · 27 June 2017 · V9 Bobber, V9 Roamer, V7 Iii · Brakes
- 2017130 · 10 March 2017 · 4900 · Brakes
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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 638 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2017.
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