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Mercedes-Benz SL recalls

31 DVSA safety recalls name the Mercedes-Benz SL, launched 2001 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every SL. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls31
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2001
Earliest and latest build dates named1995 to 2025
These recalls cover more than one generation of the SL: none of them names a car built between 1996 and 2002. Check the build dates on each recall.
Is a specific SL affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Mercedes-Benz SL recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Processor Starter/Generator R/2025/1243 Apr 20253 Nov 2022 to 25 Jan 20254
System protection R/2024/13025 Mar 202421 Feb 2023 to 8 Sep 2023153
On affected vehicles the 12V-starter / generator wiring harness might not meet specifications. R/2023/3074 Dec 202323 Sep 2021 to 29 Aug 2023309
On affected vehicles the fuel pump impeller might not meet specifications and may deform. R/2023/22329 Aug 202320 Jan 2022 to 30 Nov 2022391
The roof frame panel above the windscreen could have been insufficiently attached to the vehicle (DVSA lists AMG SL) R/2022/28924 Nov 202225 Nov 2021 to 28 Apr 202256
Software of the communication module may not correspond with the specifications R/2022/30026 Oct 202223 Sep 202156 per line
The bolting connections of the driver and passenger seat rail and body shell might not meet the requirements R/2022/15231 May 202223 Sep 2021 to 22 Apr 202215
The hands-off detection might not detect when the driver's hands are away from the steering wheel R/2022/11416 May 202226 Feb 2020 to 25 Jan 2022423 per line
The software of the communication module might not meet specifications R/2022/0323 Mar 202211 Mar 2021 to 17 Dec 2021486 per line
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications R/2021/1301 Dec 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202121 per line
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL 231) R/2021/37629 Nov 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202150,390 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2021/11013 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2021108,971 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2021/12011 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202186,604 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL 231) R/2021/11110 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202190,716 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2021/1345 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2021162,581 (whole recall)
The emergency call system might not meet specifications R/2021/1335 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2021106,665 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2021/1325 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202110,410 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2021/1315 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202181,267 (whole recall)
The software of certain communication modules may not meet specifications R/2021/08330 Mar 20213 Feb 2017 to 11 Mar 202036 per line
THE EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM (eCall) DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATION R/2020/2366 Oct 20201 Mar 2017 to 30 Sep 20183,127 (whole recall)
Rear suspension mounting may not meet specification (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2019/36228 Nov 201926 Mar 2019 to 2 May 20199
The passenger air bag cushion may not have been sewn according to specification (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2019/27922 Nov 20191 Mar 2018 to 30 Nov 201888
The refrigerant in the air condition system does not meet legal requirements (DVSA lists SL 231) R/2019/3428 Nov 20191 Nov 2012 to 31 Oct 2013226 per line
The refrigerant used in the air conditioning system does not meet legal requirements (DVSA lists SL 231) R/2019/33623 Oct 20191 Jan 2013 to 30 Jun 2013642
Doors on left vehicle side (passenger side) remain permanently locked after the vehicle (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2018/26819 Nov 20181 Oct 2017 to 30 Apr 20185,030 (whole recall)
Loss of power steering support (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2017/07320 Feb 2017not recorded14 per line
Risk of fire (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2012/12730 Nov 2012not recorded4
Driving stability may be affected (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2008/15217 Nov 2008not recorded256 per line
Brake pedal may require more effort than expected (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2005/13427 Jul 2005not recorded4,700 per line
Possibility of reduced braking efficiency (DVSA lists SL CLASS) R/2004/0945 Jul 20041 Jun 2002 to 1 Jun 200339,742 per line
Unintentional deployment of air bag R/2000/1428 May 20011 Sep 1995 to 31 Dec 19967,041 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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