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2007 MERCEDES BENZ SL550 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2139423 · 2025-10-13

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
SL550
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I purchased this vehicle in a private sale in September 2025. The battery Warning light was on and the radio was not working either. I had the vehicle inspected by the Mercedes dealer and was told the batteries were being drained because the BCM (Battery Control Module) I was told there was nothing they can do because Mercedes discontinued the replacement parts. So I started to investigate the BCM issue in this model and come to find out when they go bad the vehicles will get on fire, many owners around the world have posted the burned BCM & cars as well. I manage to take my BCM out and opened for inspection and is burned out, I was lucky the car did not catch fire. I have pictures. This should be a recall, anything that could ignite the vehicle should be a recall

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11693184
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown