{"nhtsa_id":10043811,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2012-04-27","date":"2012-08-07","document_id":"LI27-20-P-051537","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":"LI27-20P051537A","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"MERCEDES: VEHICLE JERKS DURING GEARCHANGE, HARD 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFTS, TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP CLUTCH NOT ENGAGEABLE. MODELS 212, 216, 218, 221, 251, AND 164. MODEL YEARS NOT GIVEN. *KB UPDATED 10/11/12. *PE","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10043811","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"CL CLASS","year_from":2005,"year_to":2005,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2005_mercedes-benz_cl-class"]},{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"CLS CLASS","year_from":2006,"year_to":2006,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_mercedes-benz_cls-class"]},{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"E CLASS","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"ML","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"R-CLASS","year_from":2007,"year_to":2007,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_mercedes-benz_r-class"]},{"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"S CLASS","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}