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Service bulletin SM-B-54

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10044208
Published by NHTSA2012-05-23
Manufacturer's numberSM-B-54
Manufacturer's date2012-04-18
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

SMART: HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY SOFTWARE UPDATE. *JS

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
SMART FORTWO2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
SMART FORTWO CABRIO2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SMART FORTWO COUPE2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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LI54.10-P-0558242018-05-07. Service bulletin. Charging complaints - Initial analysis
SM-B-54.10/092016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SM-B-54.10/07A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
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SCB-20130700042013-11-13. Service bulletin. MERCEDES: THE ELECTRIC DRIVE BATTERY, IN SOME VEHICLES, FAILS TO MEET EXISTING SPECIFICATIONS AND WILL NEED TO BE CORRECTED BY UPDATING THE ELECTRIC DRIVE BATTERY. MODELS 2013 FORTWO CABRIO, COUPE. *PE
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