Transport Canada Recall - 2020617 - MERCEDES-BENZ
Brand(s)
Summary
Please see corrective actions section below
Affected products
2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2013 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2014 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2015 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2016 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2017 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS, 2018 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2018 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2018 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS, 2019 | MERCEDES-BENZ | B CLASS, 2019 | MERCEDES-BENZ | CLA CLASS, 2019 | MERCEDES-BENZ | GLA CLASS
Issue
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the power steering control unit may corrode. If this happens, moisture could enter the control unit and cause it to fail. This could cause a loss of power steering assist.
Note: This recall only affects vehicles that were originally sold or ever registered in areas of heavy road salt usage (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador).
Safety Risk:
A loss of power steering assist would result in a sudden increase in steering effort, especially at low vehicle speeds. This could increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Actions:
Mercedes-Benz will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the power steering control unit.
Additional information
Background
Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.