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Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG ABS module repair

Mail in your Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG ABS module with our prepaid label. It comes back repaired and still coded to your VIN — or, if it is past repair, as a refurbished unit with your data cloned on, or with your repair price refunded minus shipping.

  • Unit: see below
  • Stability control: depends on trim
  • 4 sourced part numbers
  • 1 fault code

Known failure

Before condemning the module, check the external pump relay K25 in the fuse panel and the ground behind the driver-side headlight, which can make the module appear bad.

The ABS module in the Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG

The 1998-2005 Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG uses this ABS unit: Continental Teves (ATE) ATE module with separate solenoid pack and pump motor. The same unit covers the M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG and CLK320 (1998-2002).

Its ABS module appears under 4 part numbers, starting with 10.0210-9686.1. Different numbers usually separate model years, drivetrains and option packages — match the number on your own module label rather than the year alone. What comes out depends on the unit. Send us a photo of it before you pull anything and we confirm what to ship.

Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG ABS module part numbers

Match the number printed on your module's label. Each number links to the page it was found on.

  • 10.0210-9686.1

  • 10.0947-1501.4

  • 10.0990-1327.2

  • 1635459832

Reading the label · ATE / Continental Teves (supplier number, all brands)

Read as 10.0xxx-xxxx.x: control units 10.0960-/10.0961-/10.0926-/10.0948- with '.3', hydraulic units 10.0212-/10.0204-/10.0399- with '.4'. Often run together as 11 digits.

e.g. 10.0960-0818.3 · 10.0961-0820.3 · 10.0212-0044.4

Reading the label · Mercedes-Benz

Optional 'A' + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 digits, optionally + 2-digit variant code (-80, -64). Control units often '... 545 xx 32', hydraulic/SBC units '... 431 xx 12', newer ESP units '172 900 52 14'. SBC labels also carry a Bosch 0265 960 0xx number.

e.g. A0054310512 · 203-545-17-32-80 · A 218-431-09-12

ABS fault codes on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG

  • C1401

    'You may have a C1401 code regardless of which rebuild tier your module requires' (meaning not given on the page)

Our promise

Can’t be repaired? You don’t pay for a repair.

If the bench finds your module past repair, we stop and tell you before doing anything else. Then you choose:

  1. 1A replacement — a refurbished unit of the same family with your VIN, coding and configuration cloned onto it, from $950. You pay only the difference from what you already paid, and we confirm the amount with you first.
  2. 2Your module back — with the repair price refunded, minus shipping costs.

Either way, nothing that changes your price happens without your OK.

Refund stages in our terms →

Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG ABS module questions

Which ABS module is in the Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG?

It uses this unit: Continental Teves (ATE) ATE module with separate solenoid pack and pump motor. The exact unit is confirmed from your module label on arrival.

How much does ABS module repair cost for a Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG?

Repair of your own module starts at $499; a replacement unit with your data cloned starts at $950. Return shipping starts at $29.95 and the label to us is prepaid.

My Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG module number is not listed. Can you still repair it?

The 4 numbers above are the ones we could source, not every one that exists. Send us a photo of the label first, or order the repair and we confirm the unit before any work.

Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) ML320 / ML350 / ML430 / ML500 / ML55 AMG ABS light on? Fix the module you already own — from $499.

Look up your part number and order online — we email you a prepaid label to our lab. Or send us a photo of the label and your VIN first, and we'll tell you what you have and what it costs.

Back with your VIN and coding · can’t be repaired? repair price back, minus shipping · 1-year warranty · rush 2–3 days +$100

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