NHTSA recall campaign

11V496000

Fuel System, Diesel

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5Affected configurations shown6,872Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Diesel
Report receivedMar 10, 2011
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

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

What fixes it

Official 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.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 11V496000

2012 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASSOpen vehicle record →2011 MERCEDES BENZ EOpen vehicle record →2011 MERCEDES BENZ ROpen vehicle record →2011 MERCEDES BENZ MLOpen vehicle record →2011 MERCEDES BENZ GLOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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