Mercedes-Benz A Class. Published by Transport Canada as 2020328 on 20 July 2020. System: Heater And Defroster.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the air conditioning drain hose might be installed incorrectly. This could allow water to leak inside the vehicle. If this happens, electrical components could short circuit. This could affect different parts, such as the airbag control unit, fuel pump and emergency call functions. It …
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Mercedes-Benz A CLASS in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Mercedes-Benz A CLASS is named on 59 British notices and 1 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2017/282: Mercedes-Benz CLA, GLC, C-Class and 3 more (Electrical wiring in steering assembly may be insufficiently grounded)
- DVSA recall R/2018/020: Mercedes-Benz A Class (Bonding of the windshield may be inadequate)
- DVSA recall R/2018/098: Mercedes-Benz GLC, A Class, C-Class and 3 more (Steering components may be insufficiently grounded)
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
- 2020328
- Recall date
- 20 July 2020
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Models
- A Class
- Model years
- 2019
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Heater And Defroster
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,302
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the air conditioning drain hose might be installed incorrectly. This could allow water to leak inside the vehicle. If this happens, electrical components could short circuit. This could affect different parts, such as the airbag control unit, fuel pump and emergency call functions. It could also result in reduced engine power or cause the vehicle not to start.
Note: If this issue is present in your vehicle, you might notice wet carpets in the driver or passenger footwell and fogged windows.Safety Risk:
A loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash. An airbag system that does not work properly could create an increased risk of injury in a crash.Corrective Actions:
Mercedes-Benz will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to inspect how the air conditioning hose is installed and correct it, if necessary.
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 2020328.
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.
- 2020339 · 23 July 2020 · Sprinter · Seats And Restraints
- 2020349 · 29 July 2020 · Sprinter · Suspension
- 2020307 · 6 July 2020 · GT Class, GLC Class, C Class · Brakes
- 2020382 · 17 August 2020 · GLB Class · Structure
- 2020282 · 22 June 2020 · E Class, C Class, GLC Class · Engine
- 2020255 · 10 June 2020 · Gle Class · Suspension
- 2020256 · 10 June 2020 · Metris · Powertrain
- 2020253 · 9 June 2020 · C Class, AMG GT, GLC Class · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Heater And Defroster
113 notices in this register name Heater And Defroster. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2020094 · 10 March 2020 · Ranger · Heater And Defroster
- 2021247 · 26 April 2021 · GLS Class, Gle Class · Heater And Defroster
- 2019512 · 10 October 2019 · Ranger · Heater And Defroster
- 2021444 · 20 July 2021 · W990, T680, T880 · Heater And Defroster
- 2021686 · 9 November 2021 · T680, T880, W990 · Heater And Defroster
- 2021705 · 17 November 2021 · Atlas Cross Sport, Atlas · Heater And Defroster
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 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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