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Mercedes-Benz AMG E55 2000–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TB-P-047927 · NHTSA communication 10032727 · issued Sep 17, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2000–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes: following fault codes are entered in the control unit and displayed-fc5320 drain valve:open circuit or insufficient valve current in models series 211, 219; fc5260 drain valve open circuit or insufficient valve current in model 221; fc5250 drain open circuit or insufficient valve current in model series 251, 164. Defective connecting cables to drain valve at airmatic compressor. This results in the setting of the fault codes. No model years listed. *pe

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.