There have been 12 technical service bulletins issued for the 2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
| Bulletin Date: | Dec. 21, 2007 |
| Component: | Steering. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Mercedes benz service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Models ml320, ml350, ml430, ml55, ml500. Model year 1998 from VIN 043552 up to and including model year 2003. 10 year/unlimited mile extended warranty for cl |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1999 Mercedes Benz 163,
2000 Mercedes Benz 163,
2001 Mercedes Benz 163,
2002 Mercedes Benz 163,
2003 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Nov. 1, 2005 |
| Component: | Catalytic convertor. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Inspect catalyst welds and replace catalytic converter if necessary. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1999 Mercedes Benz 163,
2000 Mercedes Benz 163,
2001 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Sep. 1, 2005 |
| Component: | Owners/service manual. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Inspect catalyst welds and replace catalytic converter if necessary. Mercedes |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
1999 Mercedes Benz 163,
2000 Mercedes Benz 163,
2001 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Dec. 17, 2004 |
| Component: | Service brakes, hydraulic. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Front brake squeal. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163,
2001 Mercedes Benz 163,
2002 Mercedes Benz 163,
2003 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Aug. 9, 2001 |
| Component: | Equipment. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Concerns with the mcs (modular control system) having a blank screen. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163,
2001 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Apr. 18, 2001 |
| Component: | Radio/tape deck/cd. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Customer concerns regarding cd changer magazine (mcs unit would not recognize a new magazine if it was installed with the mcs head unit powered off), or books on tape issue (mcs head unit display will show an improper tape tension error whe |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Apr. 4, 2001 |
| Component: | Interior/under dash wiring. |
| Bulletin Summary: | A condition may exist where the modular control system may intermittently disable the control and cause the display to be blank. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163,
2001 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Nov. 28, 2000 |
| Component: | Equipment. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Addresses concerns with a software bug identified in the modular control systems with software revision 9/00 or higher. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Nov. 28, 2000 |
| Component: | Battery. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Some vehicles may exhibit a battery that is dead for no apparent reason. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Nov. 13, 2000 |
| Component: | Air bags frontal sensor/control module. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Some vehicles up to VIN a214303 may exhibit a srs malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble code for side airbag present. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Jan. 5, 2000 |
| Component: | Unknown or other. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Customer complaint on vehicles within VIN range a145273 to a149599 of the remote transmitter key losing synchronization resulting in inoperative central locking. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
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| Bulletin Date: | Nov. 15, 1999 |
| Component: | Unknown or other. |
| Bulletin Summary: | Customer complaint of an inability to remove the mcs unit from the dash panel using the standard head unit removal keys. |
| Vehicles covered in this TSB: |
2000 Mercedes Benz 163.
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Also see
Common problems of Mercedes Benz 163.