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Mercedes-Benz A 220 2021–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin SC- 2022030017 · NHTSA communication 10210919 · issued Apr 27, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021–2022
model years
42
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes-Benz AG (â MBAGâ ), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that certain MY 2021-2022 CLA-Class, A-Class, CLS-Class, E-Class, GLA-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class (118, 177, 213, 238, 247, 253, and 257 platform) vehicles were manufactured without the HERMES control unit, as disclosed to the vehicle purchaser at the time of sale. As a result, the Mercedes Me Connect services including the emergency call (â eCallâ ) function are currently not available. What Weâ re Doing MBUSA will conduct a service campaign. An authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer will retrofit the HERMES control unit

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.