There are 1 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.