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NHTSA : 17V247000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: ENGINE

Defect Description

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling one 2013 R320 4MATIC CDI vehicle equipped with a six-cylinder diesel engine. In the event of a crash where the primary communication pathway between the air bag control unit and the engine control unit is damaged, the supplementary communication pathway may not shut off the engine or fuel pump.

Consequence / Hazard

If the engine and fuel pump after not shut off after a crash, there would be an increased risk of a fire.

Proposed Solution

MBUSA will notify the owner, and a dealer will update the engine control unit with new software, free of charge. The recall began by early June 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at1-800-367-6372.

🚗 Affected Vehicles1

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.