Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
LI-47-40-P053871
XENTRY (MERCEDES): CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) IS ACTIVATED; STORED IN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT IS VERY FINE LEAK. AUTOMATIC FUEL TANK LEAK TEST SOFTWARE IS SENSITIVE AND CAN PRODUCES AN ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSIS. MODELS 204, 212, 218, 221, 216,AND 166 WITH NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATE 11/22/13. *PE
LI-91-40P051830
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE FRONT SEAT BELT CATCHES WHEN PULLED OUT, BECAUSE THE STRAP WAS NOT GUIDED BACK PROPERLY. HAPPENS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE. *RM UPDATED 5/22/2012. *JS
LI27-60P051774-1
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE VEHICLE JOLTS DURING START-OFFS, STEADY DRIVING, OR ACCELERATION. THE CONTROL VALVE TEMPORARY JAMS. *RM UPDATED 12/28/11. *PE
SCB-2011100002
MERCEDES: ON SOME AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE TRUNK LID MAY TOUCH BUMPER DURING CLOSING. *PE
LI-05-20-P
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND/OR SCORING OF A PISTON. *RM
LI-72-12-P
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE REAR DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THE WINDOW GUIDE RAIL OF THE DOOR FREEZES. *RM
SB-40-10-72
MERCEDES-BENZ: INSTALLATION INFORMATION OF BOLTED WHEEL CONNECTIONS. ALL MODELS. *RM
LI-27-60-P051773
MERCEDES-BENZ: THERE IS A TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODE STORED. IT IS A DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM WITH THE WET START-UP CLUTCH. *RM
LI-27-60-P049270
MERCEDES-BENZ: THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO LIMP HOME MODE OR HAS NO POWER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE FAULT CODES. A PISTON MAY BE DAMAGED. *RM
SB-20101100005
MERCEDES-BENZ: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR HEATER LINES. *RM
SB-32-25-82
MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM
SB-91-60-193
MERCEDES: AIRBAG DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. AIR BAG SRS CONTROL MODULE (N2/2) DOES NOT HAVE A SET SHELF LIFE AND WILL NORMALLY BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. WITH 164, 216 221, 251 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CAN BE RESET FIVE TIMES. WITH MODES 202, 210 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CAN BE RESET THREE TIMES. EARLIER MODELS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THEIR AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT AND TRIGGERED RESTRAIN COMPONENTS CHANGED ONLY AFTER AN ACCIDENT. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
LI03-20-P-048278
MERCEDES (XENTRY): ENGINE MAKES NOISE, TICKING/CRACKLING AT IDLE SPEEDS UP TO APPROX. 1500 RPM. RUN IN EFFECT OF 1ST CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING. MODELS 211, 219, 164, 251, 203, 204, 209, 221, 461 AND 463. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.