2008 SMART ForTwo

These recalls apply to the make, model, and year of your car – and should be fixed as soon as possible.

2 Recalls for 2008 SMART ForTwo

Recall Date Component Summary
2018-04-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2008-2009 smart fortwo cabrio and fortwo coupe vehicles. The rear insulation mat in the engine compartment may deform, deteriorate, and loosen over time, allowing the mat to contact hot exhaust system components.

Remedy:

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear insulation mat with an improved one, free of charge. The recall began in July 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA’s number for this recall is 2018060010.

2008-08-07 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

SMART USA IS RECALLING 43 MY 2008 FORTWO 451 VEHICLES. A SINGLE BATCH OF PAINT SENT TO THE COMPANY DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS. A RE-WORK WAS DONE IN THE PLANT USING DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF PAINTING MATERIALS. AFTER THE RE-WORK WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMBINATION OF MATERIALS USED TO REPAINT THE FRAME AND CHASSIS COULD LEAD TO DE LAMINATION OF THE PAINT MATERIALS FROM THE BODY AND FRAME STRUCTURES.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL REPAINT THE AFFECTED AREAS TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SMART USA AT 1-248-648-2451.

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Date Component  

129 Complaints submitted to NHTSA for 2008 SMART ForTwo

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Date Component  
2010-03-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
ODI Number: 10316475
2017-06-24 STRUCTURE:BODY
ODI Number: 11001183
2017-06-24 SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 11001181
2017-03-08 STRUCTURE:BODY
ODI Number: 10959578
2018-06-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11103809
2018-06-26 ENGINE | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 11103933
2018-04-04 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11083277
2018-08-24 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11122252
2016-11-04 ENGINE | POWER TRAIN | STRUCTURE:BODY
ODI Number: 10924311
2016-11-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10924637
2016-11-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10925581
2017-06-23 ENGINE | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11000905
2017-06-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10993895
2017-05-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10991881
2017-07-21 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 11006774
2017-07-24 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11010186
2017-07-30 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11011565
2016-08-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10899842
2016-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10903047
2017-01-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10948104
2017-01-12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10944676
2017-01-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10939504
2017-01-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10945296
2016-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES | SUSPENSION
ODI Number: 10936528
2016-12-07 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10933698
2020-10-30 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11372369
2020-10-20 STRUCTURE
ODI Number: 11364972
2020-07-16 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11339750
2020-07-10 STEERING
ODI Number: 11338562
2020-05-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ODI Number: 11323882
2020-05-08 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11323852
2020-02-05 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11307328
2019-12-31 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 11292231
2019-10-16 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11268998
2019-10-01 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11265380
2019-09-20 AIR BAGS
ODI Number: 11256921
2019-05-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11209605
2019-02-01 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 11173470
2018-10-01 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11132462
2018-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 11129626
2018-08-27 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11122706
2018-05-17 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11096608
2018-05-18 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11096694
2018-05-14 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11093725
2018-05-03 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11091576
2019-03-14 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11186451
2018-04-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11083936
2018-02-13 SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 11072693
2018-08-09 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11118858
2018-08-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ODI Number: 11119003
2018-08-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ODI Number: 11119727
2018-08-09 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11118757
2018-07-19 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11112409
2018-07-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ENGINE | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
ODI Number: 11111657
2018-06-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ODI Number: 11103795
2017-09-15 ENGINE
ODI Number: 11023607
2017-09-16 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11023751
2017-09-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11021082
2017-08-25 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11019607
2016-08-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ODI Number: 10892481
2016-07-06 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10883106
2016-06-06 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10872656
2016-01-19 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10820891
2015-10-06 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10780222
2015-08-28 SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 10760014
2015-08-28 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10760011
2015-06-29 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10730979
2015-05-31 STRUCTURE:BODY
ODI Number: 10722518
2015-05-24 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10721194
2015-04-19 SEAT BELTS | STEERING
ODI Number: 10706473
2015-04-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10705574
2014-12-22 AIR BAGS
ODI Number: 10667650
2014-11-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10653909
2014-09-10 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10632335
2014-09-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10629843
2014-08-05 AIR BAGS | SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 10619122
2014-07-15 AIR BAGS | SEAT BELTS | SEATS
ODI Number: 10610575
2014-04-14 SERVICE BRAKES | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10579506
2014-04-13 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10579489
2014-04-10 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10579034
2014-04-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10577754
2014-04-03 STRUCTURE:BODY
ODI Number: 10577127
2014-04-03 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10577091
2014-04-07 EXTERIOR LIGHTING | POWER TRAIN | SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 10577830
2014-03-03 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10566887
2014-02-18 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10564801
2014-01-29 ENGINE
ODI Number: 10562121
2013-11-19 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10552991
2013-11-19 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10552988
2013-10-17 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10548291
2013-09-09 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10542673
2012-12-19 STRUCTURE | VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 10489288
2012-11-29 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | SEAT BELTS | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ODI Number: 10486440
2012-12-04 SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 10487367
2012-12-13 SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 10488696
2012-09-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10477561
2012-07-07 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10464578
2012-07-07 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10464576
2012-04-29 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 10456796
2012-01-24 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10445379
2011-12-09 SEAT BELTS
ODI Number: 10439219
2011-11-21 AIR BAGS
ODI Number: 10436548
2011-05-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ODI Number: 10399430
2011-04-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ODI Number: 10397147
2011-02-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10382221
2011-01-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 10379313
2011-01-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 10378960
2011-02-07 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10381020
2011-01-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ODI Number: 10375542
2010-11-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10366433
2010-10-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10360350
2010-09-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ODI Number: 10358382
2010-08-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10346654
2010-07-01 STEERING
ODI Number: 10340958
2010-06-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10339597
2010-06-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ODI Number: 10334046
2010-05-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10332061
2010-03-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
ODI Number: 10316475
2010-02-09 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ODI Number: 10307796
2009-09-02 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
ODI Number: 10282642
2009-03-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10262876
2009-02-16 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ODI Number: 10258813
2009-01-19 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10255590
2009-01-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ODI Number: 10256870
2009-01-05 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ODI Number: 10253804
2008-12-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10252757
2008-12-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 10251656
2008-10-28 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 10246966
2017-07-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11011100
Is the government investigating the safety of your vehicle? Find out here.

2 Investigations for 2008 SMART ForTwo

Date Opened Date Closed Component  
2017-09-01 2018-08-21 ENGINE
2016-12-16 2017-11-20 ENGINE
Manufacturers tell dealers about repairs for on your car. But they won’t tell you – unless you know to ask. Knowledge is power.

42 Service Alerts for 2008 SMART ForTwo

Date Description
2014-02-18 010000 STEERING

Creaking, grating or grunting noise while steering audible in the steering gear area. The noise can be transferred through the steering gear into the interior. The noise occurs, in particular, at high temperatures, e.g. in the summer.

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2014-01-10 353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

If the Radio 9 was switched off while driving, it can switch itself back on again the next time the engine is started.

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2014-03-03 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Range does not meet customer’s expectations. Customers usually differentiate as follows: 1. Total of distance driven + indicated range remaining with one HV battery charge too low 2. Actual range until the drive system shuts down too low

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2014-03-25 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Highline can only be operated to a limited extent or not at all; the input points (contact points) are shifted horizontally relative to the display; calibration is not possible.

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2014-03-20 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PreConditioning of the vehicle via the Vehicle Homepage or the instrument cluster does not function or is restricted.

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2014-03-07 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PreConditioning of the vehicle via the Vehicle Homepage or the instrument cluster does not function or is restricted.

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2017-08-21 350000 EQUIPMENT

Switching noise from climate relay

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2018-05-14 357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Condenser leaking

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2018-07-23 350000 EQUIPMENT

smart media system: Telephone connection is made, communication is not possible

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2018-07-23 353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

smart media system: Telephone connection is made, communication is not possible

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2018-12-06 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle Range ? Voltage difference of cells too great

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2018-08-09 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle does not start

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2018-08-06 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle does not start

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2018-08-06 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle does not start

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2018-08-06 111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Vehicle does not start

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2018-08-06 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle does not start

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2018-07-03 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ATA operates without obvious cause

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2018-07-03 116300 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

ATA operates without obvious cause

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2018-03-07 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Charging socket/charging cable: Charging cable lock jams (P12E900, P13E800)

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2018-03-07 350000 EQUIPMENT

Charging socket/charging cable: Charging cable lock jams (P12E900, P13E800)

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2018-03-07 353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Charging socket/charging cable: Charging cable lock jams (P12E900, P13E800)

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2018-03-07 060000 ENGINE (PWS)

Vehicle cannot be started (FC: P0A0A00, P0A0E00, P0D9F00, P1D0BFD, C11C187, P0D5800, P0D5900, P0D9900, P0D9A97)

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2018-05-07 350000 EQUIPMENT

ATA triggers without obvious cause

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2018-06-11 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Light switch/combination switch, fault code stored

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2015-04-02 091200 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

Instrument cluster – Fuel gauge does not indicate “Full”

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2015-04-01 353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

smart media system cannot be operated, touchscreen does not react, interference noise during voice control

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2015-04-01 353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

smart media system cannot be operated, touchscreen does not react, interference noise during voice control

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2016-05-10 162300 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Outside door handle does not return to end position

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2017-12-07 016000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Noise from area of electric steering

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2014-10-14 353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

Fault profiles and measures for Highline radio, SA code 527

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2016-07-15 060000 ENGINE (PWS)

Engine diagnosis warning lamp (CEL) is active due to fault codes – P2237 & P2626.

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2014-06-09 356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Brake pedal/carpet seal does not fit properly

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2016-05-24 073000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Smart 453 Engine diagnosis warning lamp activated – Fault code P261000

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2016-05-24 060000 ENGINE (PWS)

Smart 453 Engine diagnosis warning lamp activated – Fault code P261000

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2015-03-23 091200 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

Instrument cluster – Fuel gauge does not indicate “Full”

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2014-05-06 111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Preparation for Performing Maintenance Service or Status Check of High-Voltage Battery

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2015-06-22 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ATA goes off

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2013-03-05 111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Charging complaints – Initial analysis

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2012-04-18 111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

SMART: HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY SOFTWARE UPDATE. *JS

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2009-03-10 355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

C-SMART: REPLACE IDENTIFICATION LABEL ON B PILLAR AND INSPECTION HAS BEEN DONE, IF NECESSARY. *PE

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2009-03-10 355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

C-SMART: REPLACE IDENTIFICATION LABEL ON B PILLAR AND INSPECTION HAS BEEN DONE, IF NECESSARY. *PE

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2011-08-01 355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

SMART: THE VECI (VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL INFORMATION) LABEL HAS BE REPLACED ON 2008-2009. *PE

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