Hi there,
No joy on the recall, it only went through 1980, they didn't change the part for 1981 and newer, just put a lighter engine in the car, and apparently feel it's good enough. I called both MBUSA's NJ number and the local dealer, they both said there are no recall issues on the 1982 car. I would recommend to all 380SL and 560SL owners that they keep a close eye on the front subframe's lower control arm rear attaching points, looking for cracks. There isn't much metal holding the arms on at the rear, and it's pretty thin stuff to boot! That's why I am going to start off with a known good subframe and then add the strengthening kit to it.

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Richard Wooldridge
'01 ML320
'82 300D 4.3L V6/T700R4 conversion
'82 380SL, '86 560SL engine/trans. installed
'79 450SL, digital servo update
'75 280C