Transport Canada Recall - 2018724 - MERCEDES-BENZ
Brand(s)
Summary
Please see corrective actions section below
Affected products
2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2012 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | C CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLS CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | E CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLC CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLE CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLK CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | ML CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | S CLASS
Issue
On certain vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador), the bolts that attach the electric power steering assist motor to the steering gear housing may corrode and break. This could cause a loss of power steering assist. The resulting increase in steering effort could create the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the mounting bolts and apply a corrosion protection coating to the gear housing and bolts. If the bolts bolt cannot be removed, a replacement steering gear will be installed.
Additional information
Background
Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.