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Mercedes-Benz C250 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC-2013050005 · NHTSA communication 10052887 · issued Jun 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2013
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes: the automatic transmission do not meet internal specifications, in some vehicles, that causes, in some cases, the transmission to make noises and need to have automatic transmission replaced. Models 2011 204 (c series), x204(c series), 212(e series). *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.