# Service bulletin LI32.25\-P\-070053 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. - Type: Service bulletin - NHTSA id: 11029964 - Published by NHTSA: 2026\-03\-11 - Manufacturer's number: LI32.25\-P\-070053 - Manufacturer's date: 2026\-03\-10 - NHTSA component: SUSPENSION ## NHTSA's summary Complaint There may be creaking noises when steering while stationary or driving slowly. See Example Noise attachment Cause The vehicle level of the front axle may be too low. The noises when steering can be caused by continuous contact of the end stop buffer with the damper tube. Remedy IMPORTANT: Do not apply document to vehicles outside of the listed validity range. The vehicle level must first be measured using the romess inclinometer \(follow WIS instructions\!\) and the measured values should be compared with the target values in the Wheel Alignment online tool. If the vehicle level is out of tolerance, then the springs on the front axle must be replaced in order to correct the level. The currently installed springs can be pulled up in the XENTRY Parts Information tool through the corresponding selection. How to identify currently installed springs: • Check for colored dots on the front springs. • If no dots or color markings, please check if there is a parts label that is affixed to the spring. If the MB part number is listed, continue with process listed in the paragraph below. • If the part label does not contain an MB part number, is missing or illegible, please check for a barcode label with a 3 digit number. See "Spring Barcode" picture for example. Open a TIPS case with this number and list that it is from the barcode attached to the currently installed spring. • If none of the above references can be found, open a TIPS case. How to identify next spring in line with color dots: • Navigate to the parts catalog and enter the vehicle VIN/FIN. • Navigate to group 32 sub\-group 054 \(front spring strut\) and find the spring. The spring listed in the parts catalog will have a "color marking" indicator. If the dots on the spring and the color listed in the parts catalog is the same then you have the part number of the currently installed spring. If it does not, then you need to clear the vehicle specific filter by using the funnel icon on the right side column of the page and clicking "no filter" at the top and then "apply filter" \(see "Clear Vehicle EPC Filter" for how\-to pictures\). Proceed to finding the spring that matches the color dots on the vehicles currently installed spring. • In order to find the correct or next highest spring, the spring filter must be removed in the XENTRY Parts Information tool. • The spring item numbers are normally listed in sequence \(observe and verify valid SA code for vehicle\). The next strongest spring is selected by the ascending, next highest item number \(Example: If the currently installed spring ends in "13 00" then then next spring in line is "14 00".\) How to identify next spring in line with part number tag: • Navigate to the parts catalog and enter the vehicle VIN/FIN and the part number found from the spring. • In order to find the correct or next highest spring, the spring filter must be removed in the XENTRY Parts Information tool. To do this, you need to clear the filters by using the funnel icon on the right side column of the page and clicking "no filter" at the top and then "apply filter" \(see "Clear Vehicle EPC Filter" for how\-to pictures\). • The spring item numbers are normally listed in sequence \(observe and verify valid SA code for vehicle\). The next strongest spring is selected by the ascending, next highest item number \(Example: If the currently installed spring ends in "13 00" then then next spring in line is "14 00".\) ## The document - [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029964-0001.pdf) - [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029964-9999.pdf) The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. ## Components Suspension ## Vehicles listed - 2019 to 2022 MERCEDES\-BENZ A 220 - 2020 to 2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ A 220 4MATIC - 2020 to 2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG A35 - 2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG A35 4MATIC - 2020 to 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLA35 - 2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLA35 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLA35 4MATIC - 2020 to 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLA45 - 2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLA45 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLA45S 4MATIC\+ - 2024 to 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLA 35 - 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLA 35 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLA 35 4MATIC - 2021 to 2023 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLA35 - 2020 to 2023 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLA45 - 2021 to 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLB35 - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLB35 4MATIC - 2020 to 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLA 250 - 2020 to 2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLA 250 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLA 250 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLA 250\+ \(EV\) - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLA 350 4MATIC \(EV\) - 2023 to 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ EQB 250\+ - 2022 to 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ EQB 300 4MATIC - 2022 to 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ EQB 350 4MATIC - 2021 to 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLA 250 - 2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC - 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC - 2020 to 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLB 250 - 2020 to 2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC - 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC JSON: [/v1/bulletins/11029964](/v1/bulletins/11029964) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%20LI32.25-P-070053&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F11029964&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%20LI32.25-P-070053)