A nationwide Settlement has been reached in Canada affecting Owners and Lessees of Mercedes-Benz BlueTec II diesel vehicles:
If you have Owned or Leased one of these vehicles on or before DECEMBER 8, 2021 or if you currently Own or Lease one of these vehicles, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a Class Action Settlement
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The Claim Filing Deadline for Former Owners/Lessees was March 23, 2022.
The Claim Filing Deadline for Current Owners/Lessees was May 1, 2023.
Please note: all Class Member deadlines have expired, the administration is complete, and no further claim revisions or updates can be made. After final review of all claims, Claimants will receive either a Settlement Payment or a final claim determination letter. However, Claimants that received a deficiency letter and did not submit a timely response will not receive any further notification regarding their claim.
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An approved Field Measure, which will modify the emission control system software calibration and certain related hardware to ensure that the Eligible Vehicles meet the emissions standard to which they were originally certified, may be available now. Click here to find out whether a Field Measure is currently available for your vehicle.
Current Owners and Lessees MUST have a Field Measure installed before they can file a claim for payment.
Please note that the Settlement Agreement, the Short form Notice and the Long form Notice have been revised by Order of the Court (see "Important Documents"). The earlier versions of these documents included a table of "Eligible Vehicles" that mistakenly omitted model year 2015 ML350 - and mistakenly included model year 2015 ML250. This has now been corrected. The tables in these documents now correctly include model year 2015 ML350, which is an Eligible Vehicle in this Settlement. The 2015 ML250 vehicle is NOT an Eligible Vehicle in this Settlement because it was not sold in Canada. Owners and lessees of 2015 ML250 vehicles are not eligible to receive any benefits in this Settlement.
This confirms that the 2015 ML350 vehicle IS an Eligible Vehicle in this Settlement. Owners and lessees of 2015 ML350 vehicles are eligible to receive any benefits under this Settlement.
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Who is included in the Class?
You may be a Settlement Class Member and included in the Settlement if you are a Canadian resident who:
- Was the owner or lessee of an Eligible Vehicle on or before December 8, 2021; or
- Purchased or leased an Eligible Vehicle after December 8, 2021 for which the Field Measure has not been installed.
Some exceptions apply (see FAQ H).
There are six categories of Settlement Class Members who may be entitled to Settlement Class Member Payments under the Settlement if they submit a Claim during the Claims Program:
| Eligible Owners |
An Eligible Owner is a Settlement Class Member who owns an Eligible Vehicle on or before December 8, 2021 and who owns the Eligible Vehicle at the time the Field Measure is installed in that vehicle. |
| Eligible Former Owners |
An Eligible Former Owner is a Settlement Class Member who owned an Eligible Vehicle prior to December 8, 2021 and who sold or otherwise transferred ownership of the Eligible Vehicle on or before March 23, 2022, or the date on which the Court approves this Settlement (if after March 23, 2022), and whose Eligible Vehicle did not receive the Field Measure during their period of ownership. |
| Eligible Lessees |
An Eligible Lessee is a Settlement Class Member who leases an Eligible Vehicle on or before December 8, 2021 and who is leasing the Eligible Vehicle at the time the Field Measure is installed. |
| Eligible Former Lessees |
An Eligible Former Lessee is a Settlement Class Member who leased an Eligible Vehicle prior to December 8, 2021 but who surrenders or surrendered the Eligible Vehicle on or before March 23, 2022, or the date on which the Court approves this Settlement (if after March 23, 2022), and whose Eligible Vehicle did not receive the Field Measure during their lease period. |
| Post-Announcement Eligible Owners |
A Post-Announcement Eligible Owner is a Settlement Class Member who did not own the Eligible Vehicle on or before December 8, 2021, but who owns the Eligible Vehicle at the time the Field Measure is installed. |
| Post-Announcement Eligible Lessees |
A Post-Announcement Eligible Lessee is a Settlement Class Member who did not lease the Eligible Vehicle on or before December 8, 2021, but who leases the Eligible Vehicle at the time the Field Measure is installed. |
Only Eligible Vehicles are included in the Settlement.
If your vehicle meets the following criteria, it may be considered an Eligible Vehicle:
- It must be one of the following model year 2009-2016 Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC II vehicles listed below:
ELIGIBLE VEHICLES
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| MODEL |
MODEL YEARS |
| E250 BlueTEC |
2014-2016 |
| E350 BlueTEC |
2011-2013 |
| GL320 BlueTEC |
2009 |
| GL350 BlueTEC |
2010-2016 |
| GLE350d |
2016 |
| GLK250 BlueTEC |
2013-2015 |
| ML320 BlueTEC |
2009 |
| ML350 BlueTEC |
2010-2015 |
| R320 BlueTEC |
2009 |
| R350 BlueTEC |
2010-2013 |
| S350 BlueTEC |
2012-2013 |
| Sprinter (4-cylinder) |
2014-2016 |
| Sprinter (6-cylinder) |
2010-2016 |
- An Eligible Vehicle must not have already been installed with a Field Measure when you acquired it.
HOW CAN I GET A PAYMENT?
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Current Owners and Lessees must have had a Field Measure installed to receive the cash payments. Installation of the Field Measure is available free of charge to you and you will receive an Extended Modification Warranty after the installation.
If you are a current Owner or Lessee of an Eligible Vehicle and did not opt out of the Class, you can receive a payment if you (1) had the Field Measure installed on your vehicle and (2) submitted a Valid Claim by May 1, 2023.:
The deadline to file a claim as a Former Owner or Former Lessee passed on March 23, 2022.
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