Vehicle report

2007 MERCEDES BENZ R251

Service bulletins

15 bulletins

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.

LI91.16-P-061637

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Electrical malfunction in seat

LI05.10-P-049909

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Engine noises after engine start

LI49.20-P-053539

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up - "Check AdBlue" or "No start in XXX km/miles" appears in instrument cluster - Fault codes concerning AdBlue system stored in engine control unit

LI49.20-P-056353

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Heating element of AdBlue tank has malfunction, fault code 20BE1B and/or 20BD1B logged in BlueTec control unit

LI82.30-P-059239

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Complaints about poor wiping effect of winshield wiper

LI68.05-P-059193

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink

LI27.20-P-055758

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Friction power of torque converter lockup clutch is too high (FC 2783) or actuation of torque converter lockup clutch not possible (FC 0741)

LI03.20-P-048278

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Engine makes intermittent knocking noise, ticking/crackling

LI27.00-P-055810

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Implausible torque request after mounting a spare part valvebody in TYPE 251 with M272

LI83.00-P-052510

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Malfunctions of various control units and/or on-board power supply problems caused by water in the control unit tray under the driver/front passenger seat (dislocated, pinched or leaking condensation hose)

LI68.05-P-049515

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Garage door opener cannot be programmed or the range is too short

SB-32-25-82

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM

SB-91-60-193

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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

TSB-42-10-109

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MERCEDES: CORROSION PROTECTION COATINGS FOR BRAKE COMPONENTS AND HARDWARE MAY BE DAMAGED AND OR STRIPPED AWAY IF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED ACID BASED CLEANERS ARE USED. ONCE THE CORROSION PROTECTION IS DAMAGED OR REMOVED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS AND OR HARDWARE CAN BEGIN TO CORRODE. INCLUDE ALL MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE

TB-46-20-61

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

RATTLING/THUMPING NOISE ON ROUGH ROADS AND/OR KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MOVING STEERING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON ALL MODEL 164 AND 251 VEHICLES. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE

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