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Mercedes-Benz affected vehicles have LED tail lights that may not light on the sides, reducing the rear side visibility of the vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 15V-137 · Reported March 10, 2015 · 30,141 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
VEHICLES AFFECTED
30,141
REMEDY
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the lighting controller software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported a problem with the exterior lighting. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have LED tail lights that may not light on the sides, reducing the rear side visibility of the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.

WHY IT MATTERS

Reduced rear side marker illumination may prevent other drivers from seeing the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the lighting controller software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-137.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012–2015Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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