Mercedes-Benz E Class 2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 2005100009 · NHTSA communication 10019014 · issued Nov 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Inspect rear sam control module, replace if necessary. A fault in the rear single acquisition and actuation module (rear sam) may under some circumstances cause the fuel gauge to no longer register the proper fuel level if the battery is disconnected. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.