2012 Mercedes-Benz C176
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 2012 Mercedes-Benz C176. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
Latest complaints
- Air bags
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes benz C350. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number 17v017000 (air bags) was received. After contacting the local dealer mercedes benz of catonsville (6631 baltimore national pike, catonsville md) and the manufacturer…
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 mercedes benz C350. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number 17v017000 (air bags) was received. After contacting the local dealer mercedes benz of catonsville (6631 baltimore national pike, catonsville md) and the manufacturer the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall repairs were still not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin tool confirms parts not available.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10167546FC 2783 (Friction power of torque converter lockup clutch is too high) or FC 0741 (Actuation of torque converter lockup clutch not possible) stored in transmission control unit. One possible additional customer complaint could be "poor acceleration" e.g. due to engine intervention. This can affect all NAT2FE+ (7G-TRONIC PLUS) vehicles with engines OM651, OM642LS and M278 in the production period from 04/2011 to 02/2012 and with more than 10,000 km. The two fault codes can also occur in combination with rpm sensor faults (see also GI27.50-P-035556). The rpm sensor fault is not connected with this complaint.
- 10167019Blind Spot Assist inoperative.
- 10166975This Customer 1 Action has been initiated because certain mbrace subscribers were recently contacted by mbrace informing them that they need to have an i-button call performed to ensure their mbrace device has registered with the Verizon Telematics systems. If the i-button call failed or if the customer was unable to perform the i-button call, the mbrace agent instructed the customer to make an appointment with their dealer to have the issue corrected and/or i-button call performed. The vehicles impacted range from model year 2002 to 2014.
- 10158329Oil in engine wiring harness
- 10151959Seat belt extender toothed rack sluggish or makes noises
- 10135805Audio 20: No navigation, language set to English, Media Interface inoperative
- 10135734AMG Performance steering wheel heavily worn/soiled
- 10135620Humming, droning, vibrating, throbbing in various operating states
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