NHTSA recall 11V208000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	11V208000
Manufacturer's number	2011090001
Manufacturer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Reported	2011-03-31
Owners notified	2011-10-20
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Units potentially affected	136751

What is wrong

MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999-2002 M-CLASS AND MODEL YEAR 2000-2003 M-CLASS AMG VEHICLES. THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, INCLUDING TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, USING THE CRUISE CONTROL STALK, OR BRAKING THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO REACH A CERTAIN RATE OF DECELERATION. MERCEDES-BENZ HAS DETERMINED THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES USE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AS EXPECTED BY THE DRIVER, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER MEANS OF DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL REMAIN FULLY OPERATIVE. SPECIFICALLY, WHERE THE DRIVER PUMPS THE BRAKES RATHER THAN APPLYING CONSISTENT PEDAL FORCE, THE LEVEL OF FORCE REQUIRED MAY BE UNUSUALLY HIGH.

What can happen

DIFFICULTY OR DELAY IN DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING OCTOBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.

Notes

MERCEDES-BENZ CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 2011090001.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
1999 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS	Built 1999-08-01 to 2002-06-30.
2000 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS	Built 1999-08-01 to 2002-06-30.
2001 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS	Built 1999-08-01 to 2002-06-30.
2002 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS	Built 1999-08-01 to 2002-06-30.
2003 MERCEDES BENZ M CLASS	Built 1999-08-01 to 2002-06-30.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as PE10050

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE10050	Preliminary evaluation, opened 2010-12-21, closed 2011-05-04. Brake lamp switch failure.. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.