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Mercedes-Benz C230 2001–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin PB 42-45-98 · NHTSA communication 10025642 · issued Mar 28, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
component
2001–2003
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Model 203 (c) series from production 8/1/01 to 2/1/03 and model 209 (clk) series up to production 2/1/03; esp visit workshop with fault code c1185. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.