2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS Recall Check

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NHTSA Safety Recall Results for 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS

Recall #:: 05V133000
Recall Date:: 2005-04-05
Component(s):: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL (SBC) SYSTEM MAY PREMATURELY SHIFT TO THE HYDRAULIC BACK-UP FUNCTION MODE, DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION, OR DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP.

Recall #:: 04V296000
Recall Date:: 2004-06-25
Component(s):: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM OF THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL (SBC) IS DESIGNED TO MONITOR THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE LINE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IF AN UNACCEPTABLE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS DETECTED, THE SYSTEM WILL SWITCH, AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, INTO THE HYDRAULIC FUNCTION MODE.

Recall #:: 08V303000
Recall Date:: 2008-07-09
Component(s):: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING MY 2006-2008 M-CLASS, R-CLASS, MY 2005-2009 SLK-CLASS, MY 2005-2008 C-CLASS, MY 2003-2004 AND 2006-2008 CLK-CLASS, MY 2003-2008 E-CLASS, MY 2004 AND 2008 CL-CLASS, MY 2008 CLS-CLASS, MY 2004 AND 2007-2008 S-CLASS, MY 2003 G-CLASS, AND MY 2003-2004, 2006 AND 2009 SL-CLASS VEHICLES. A SOFTWARE CALIBRATION NUMBER (SCN) CODING RECEIVED ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES DURING A RECENT WORKSHOP VISIT WAS INCORRECT. DEPENDING ON THE MODEL YEAR AND MODEL AFFECTED, THE RESULTS OF AN INCORRECT SCN CODING CAN AFFECT A NUMBER OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND EMISSION FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FUNCTIONS: (1) THE FUEL GAUGE READINGS MAY BE INCORRECT; (2) A STUCK FUEL-LEVEL SENSOR MAY NOT BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; (3) THE OBD SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INCORRECTLY; AND, (4) THE SPEEDOMETER MAY BE OUT OF TOLERANCE.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2003 Market Price Analysis

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Price/Kilometers Dependence

MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2003 Ownership Cost

Title	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Total for 5 years
Depreciation	Year 1 $1,723	Year 2 $1,590	Year 3 $1,458	Year 4 $1,325	Year 5 $1,193	Total for 5 years: $7,289
Insurance	Year 1 $1,534	Year 2 $1,588	Year 3 $1,643	Year 4 $1,701	Year 5 $1,760	Total for 5 years: $8,226
Fuel	Year 1 $2,294	Year 2 $2,363	Year 3 $2,446	Year 4 $2,543	Year 5 $2,658	Total for 5 years: $12,304
Maintenance	Year 1 $2,763	Year 2 $2,912	Year 3 $1,574	Year 4 $1,888	Year 5 $2,291	Total for 5 years: $11,428
Repair	Year 1 $1,959	Year 2 $1,290	Year 3 $1,473	Year 4 $1,590	Year 5 $1,816	Total for 5 years: $8,128
Taxes & Fees	Year 1 $1,205	Year 2 $137	Year 3 $175	Year 4 $112	Year 5 $156	Total for 5 years: $1,785