MERCEDES BENZ R 2011: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 11V496000

Make Model Year
MERCEDES BENZ R 2011
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2011-11-30 2011-10-03 2011-10-13

Production Dates: 2010-04-01 - 2011-04-30

Manufacturers Involved: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Component: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 6872

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

MERCEDES-BENZ USA "MBUSA" IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 VEHICLES INCLUDING E-CLASS "212 PLATFORM", MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2010 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2011, R-CLASS "251 PLATFORM", MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2010 THROUGH APRIL 2011, ML-CLASS "W164 PLATFORM", MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2010 THROUGH MARCH 2011, GL-CLASS "X164 PLATFORM", MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 2010 THROUGH MARCH 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 S-CLASS "221 PLATFORM" VEHICLES. THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER MAY LEAK FROM THE AREA AROUND THE HEATING COMPONENT.

Consequence

DIESEL FUEL MAY BE DEPOSITED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.

Remedy

MBUSA WILL CONTACT OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ USA AT 1-800-367-6372.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .