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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the steering connection was not properly locked, the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack may come loose, reducing steering ability and increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18V872 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Steering |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 December 2018 |
| Model years | 2018-2018 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES-BENZ C 300, MERCEDES-BENZ E 400 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the steering connection was not properly locked, the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack may come loose, reducing steering ability and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering coupling and lock it correctly if necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2019. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2018120010.
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 745 notices in the record whose component field names steering. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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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 18V872 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
11a74f56 - Consequence
8f66ef67 - Remedy
7ce21021
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.
The wording we hold for 18V872 · how the whole register is watched