{"nhtsa_id":11035268,"type":"service_campaign","type_name":"Service campaign","date_added":"2026-07-28","date":"2026-07-24","document_id":"NCU - 2026070001","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Check/test procedure: 1. Open hood. 2. Check clinch points against fault pattern A (Figure 2) or fault pattern B (Figure 3). Visual inspection of the 12 potentially affected clinch points (Figure 1). A. If clinch points (Figure 1) are found to have defects consistent with fault pattern A (Figure 2), proceed with Work procedure for fault pattern A. B. If clinch points (Figure 1) are found to have defects consistent with fault pattern B (Figure 3), proceed with Work procedure for fault pattern B. C. If all 12 clinch points (Figure 1) are found to be correct (Figure 4), terminate measure. Figure 4: Correct clinch point If all 12 clinch points are correct (Figure 4), terminate measure. Work procedure for fault pattern A: 1. Degrease surface of work area. 2. Apply transparent seam seal to the work area. 3. Use a paintbrush to spread the transparent seam seal in the work area. Work procedure for fault pattern B: 1. Degrease work area. 2. Sand down work area. 3. Remove any protruding pieces of the affected clinch points (Figure 1 & 3). 4. Restore the paintwork with a touch-up paint pen matching the color of the vehicle. 5. Degrease work area. 6. Apply transparent seam seal to the work area. 7. Use a paintbrush to spread the transparent seam seal in the work area.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11035268-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11035268-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11035268","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MERCEDES-BENZ","model":"CLA 250","year_from":2025,"year_to":2025,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"MERCEDES-BENZ","model":"CLA 250 4MATIC","year_from":2025,"year_to":2025,"match":null,"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":[]}