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Mercedes-Benz service campaign 2024060017

What it saysMercedes-Benz AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain MY 2023-2024 SL (232 platform) vehicles, the Drive Control Unit Software may not correspond to current production… NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Mercedes-Benz filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jul 20, 2024, received Jul 26, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 3 model years (2023–2024). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Mercedes-Benz AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain MY 2023-2024 SL (232 platform) vehicles, the Drive Control Unit Software may not correspond to current production specifications. The lower multifunction steering wheel button groups may not function as intended.

Kind Service campaign Manufacturer date Jul 20, 2024 Received by NHTSA Jul 26, 2024 Components Electrical System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
2024060017Service campaignJul 20, 202411005251PDF, 689 KB

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 S E.

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

My mom and I were in her car brand new Mercedes adaptive cruise was on the car started to act up with all the warning lights again, which shut all safety systems down air back seatbelts, adaptive cruise, Tronics and the engine wall between 18 wheeler and the freeway wall slammed the vehicle into the freeway hall causing about $5000 worth…

2023 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 21, 2025 · ODI 11637467

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the electrical system

Source: same model, same component group

72 other manufacturer communications filed against these Mercedes-Benz models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Mercedes-Benz list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
LI54.30-P-080963Service bulletinSep 17, 2026Complaint Issue after OTA Update IC Odometer Reading blank("_ _ _ _") IC Maintanence data unavailable Cause OTA Update E61.0 Remedy In the I…
LI54.71-P-079104Service bulletinSep 11, 2026Complaint Traffic sign symbol for "Traffic Sign Assist" is blinking in instrument cluster without obvious cause usually with one of the foll…
LI82.85-P-079088Service bulletinAug 14, 2026Complaint The following most common complaints may be observed: • Brief connectivity interruptions when using Apple CarPlay over Wi-Fi • Aud…
LI54.65-P-080132Service bulletinAug 12, 2026Complaint 1. General Diagnostic Tips 2. One or More PARK Sensor Activations 3. Red Ring Around Vehicle 4. "Active Parking and Parking Assist…
LI54.10-P-080880Service bulletinAug 12, 2026Complaint Customer Complaint: - AC charging is not possible. - The departure time, charging pause, location-based charging or target SOC lim…
LI82.60-P-080806Service bulletinAug 4, 2026Complaint After an "Over the Air" update (OTA), FM or SDARS radio reception is limited; only a few stations are found. Cause The firmware in…
LI46.10-P-078012Service bulletinJul 17, 2026Complaint Hand detection system – malfunction / vehicles with code 266 Fault message in instrument cluster: "Active Emergency Stop Assist no…
LI00.20-P-077615Service bulletinJul 1, 2026The following symptoms may be present in the instrument cluster: 1. "Perform vehicle handover" in the workshop menu to start the maintenanc…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Mercedes-Benz 2024060017 a recall?

No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the 2024060017 repair free?

A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.

Which vehicles does 2024060017 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2024 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, 2023 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 S E. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.