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Mercedes Benz Uk Limited Unimog. Published by the DVSA as R/2008/162 on 10 November 2008. Concern: Service brake may become inoperative.

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DVSA referenceR/2008/162
Launched10 November 2008
MakeMercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED)
Manufacturer referenceU016
Vehicles listed14

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Unimog141 January 200631 December 2007

Concern

Service brake may become inoperative

Defect, as DVSA words it

It has been identified that malfunctions may occur within the clutch control. As a resultwhen a vehicle is in a low gear and the working speed control is active the vehicle cannot be stopped by application of the service brake. In these circumstances the vehicle can only be stopped by switching off the working speed control switching off the engine or by engaging neutral.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

It is therefore necessary to replace the gear control unit or change the settings.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

Mercedes Benz Uk Limited elsewhere in this register

Mercedes Benz Uk Limited is named on 298 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.

The same concern: SERVICE BRAKE MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE

2 notices in this register name SERVICE BRAKE MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.

Reading this against the source

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