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Mercedes-Benz AMG ML63 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin LI46-10P-054715 · NHTSA communication 10050861 · issued Oct 14, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2009–2013
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes (xentry): due to amine deposits from steering wheel foam, horn plate of steering wheel, short circuited, causing the multifunction buttons, on steering wheel, to be non-functional. Models 164, 251. No model years listed. *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.