Mercedes Benz Slk300, model year 2016. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 16 May 2016. 327 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2016 SLK300 vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016 to April 19, 2016. In the affected vehicles, improperly manufactured lock nuts may have been used on the rear wheel tie rod connection, and as a result, the rear wheel alignment may change and the rear …
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Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2016050008. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V306 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V306 cover?
- Mercedes Benz SLK300, model year 2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2016 SLK300 vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016 to April 19, 2016.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A change of the rear wheel alignment and independent steering of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock nuts on the rear tie rods, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2016050008.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mercedes-Benz calls this recall 2016050008, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “A change of the rear wheel alignment and independent steering of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V306 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Rear |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 May 2016 |
| Model years | 2016-2016 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES BENZ SLK300 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A change of the rear wheel alignment and independent steering of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock nuts on the rear tie rods, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2016050008.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 16V306, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v306/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V306 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
f16ab14a - Consequence
6feed21c - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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