Mercedes Benz Uk Limited Smart Car. Published by the DVSA as R/2012/088 on 18 September 2012. Concern: Loss of control.
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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2012/088 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 18 September 2012 |
| Make | Mercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED) |
| Manufacturer reference | S057 |
| Vehicles listed | 19 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart CAR | 19 | 1 February 2012 | 31 March 2012 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
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
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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.
- R/2012/101 · 26 September 2012 · Actros Range · Risk Of Fire
- R/2012/111 · 16 November 2012 · E Class · Rear-Axle Suspension Level Sensor May Break
- R/2012/110 · 28 November 2012 · G Class · Injury May Occur If The Passenger Airbag Deploys
- R/2012/091 · 29 November 2012 · M Class · Floor Mat May Impede Accelerator Pedal
- R/2012/127 · 30 November 2012 · SL Class · Risk Of Fire
- R/2012/148 · 4 December 2012 · CLS · Bonnet Catch May Release
- R/2012/063 · 18 May 2012 · A Class, B Class · Transmission May Not Operate Correctly
- R/2012/044 · 1 May 2012 · Sprinter · Incorrect Cross-Member Bolts Fitted
The same concern: LOSS OF CONTROL
22 notices in this register name LOSS OF CONTROL. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- RM/2013/011 · 20 May 2013 · Tiger · Loss Of Control
- RM/2011/029 · 1 December 2011 · SK125 · Loss Of Control
- R/2013/122 · 9 October 2013 · Daily · Loss Of Control
- RM/2010/020 · 17 September 2010 · Star Deluxe · Loss Of Control
- RM/2010/012 · 28 June 2010 · Te 450 · Loss Of Control
- R/2014/191 · 19 December 2014 · FM, FH · Loss Of Control
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