by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
MERCEDES S221 RECALLS - (1 Recall Found)
Since 1977, MERCEDES has issued a total of 1999 car recalls worldwide. Of those recalls, only 1 have been for the MERCEDES S221 starting in 2008. This accounts for approximately 3.5% of the 58048 car recalls issued by the NHTSA since 1966. The S221 accounts for less than 1.0% of all the MERCEDES recalls issued since 1977. Compared to other car manufacturers, MERCEDES ranks #10 in overall number of recalls issued by a car maker.
Please keep in mind these numbers are for statistical purposes only & do not necessarily reflect the quality of the MERCEDES S221 or MERCEDES itself. These figures are based only on the number of recalls issued and NOT the total number of vehicles affected by a particular recall.
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Information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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2007 Recalls ↓
Problem: MERCEDES BENZ IS RECALLING 4,564 MY 2001-2006 CL-CLASS (MODEL 215), MY 2002-2006 S-CLASS (MODEL 220), MY 2003-2007 SL-CLASS (MODEL 230), MY 2007-2008 CL-CLASS (MODEL 216), AND MY 2007 S-CLASS (MODEL 221)PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACTIVE BODY CONTROL (ABC) ACCELERATION SENSORS ON THE FRONT STRUTS. THESE SENSORS MEASURE ACCELERATION AROUND THE Z-AXIS OF THE VEHICLE AND ASSURE AN AUTOMATIC ADAPTATION OF THE FRONT STRUTS TO MAINTAIN A RELATIVELY LEVEL BODY POSITION. VARIATIONS IN THE SOLDERING PROCESS RESULTED IN SOLDERING POINTS ON THE BOARD OF THE ABC SENSORS WHICH MAY NOT BE WITHIN DESIGN TOLERANCES. SIGNALS FROM THE AFFECTED SENSORS MEASURING THE ACCELERATION MAY NOT BE ACCURATELY TRANSMITTED TO THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. Recall Details - 8/14/2008
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