1986 Mercedes Benz 420

Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.

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Owner complaints

6 complaints2 involved a crash

Jun 13, 2001NY
Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and attachments
Mechanic was going to service engine when he pushed hood off. hood flew off and broke windshield, and chipped the paint. hinge spring was detached from right side of hood. dealership was aware of problem.*ak
Dec 19, 2000LA
Tires › Tread/belt
Bridgestone tires (P205 65 R15) experienced tread separation, consumer IS requesting reimbursement for the replacement of the faulty tires. *slc
Sep 24, 1999CA
Equipment › Electrical › Radio/tape deck/cd etc. · Exterior lighting › Brake lights · Exterior lighting › Tail lights · Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
The consumer state's when driving their IS a gasoline smell within the vehicle, the antenna IS broken, brake lightand the tail light failed and their IS a hole within the gas tank. Mjs
Mar 17, 1999MICrash
Vehicle speed control › Linkages
Got in the vehicle, started the ignition, and vehicle accelerated during 80 mph on wet pavement. vehicle kept spinning around and around and slammed against the curb and bounced back and forth against the curb. also, wheel came off and vehicle ended up in consumer's yard between an oak tree and a telephone pole. *Ak
Feb 17, 1999PA
Suspension › Rear
Right rear lower control arm rusted through. no other subframe corrosion visible.
Jul 18, 1995MDCrash
Vehicle speed control
The car accelerated when trying to stop at a light. Please describe. tt

NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.

Sudden acceleration
EA88034Opened Jul 15, 1988Closed Jul 31, 1990
The center for auto safety petitioned nhtsa to open an investigation intosudden acceleration on various mercedes-benz models.the petition wasgranted with respect to the 1986-1987 300E model and engineering analysisea88-003 was opened covering just the 1986 and 1987 300 e vehicles.subsequently, cfas repetitioned nhtsa…
The center for auto safety petitioned nhtsa to open an investigation intosudden acceleration on various mercedes-benz models.the petition wasgranted with respect to the 1986-1987 300E model and engineering analysisea88-003 was opened covering just the 1986 and 1987 300 e vehicles.subsequently, cfas repetitioned nhtsa to expand its investigation to coverall 1984 through 1987 mercedes gasoline powered vehicles.defect petitionnumber dp88-013 was then assigned.on july 14, 1988, the cfas was advisedthat petition dp88-013 had been granted and that a new engineering analysis(ea88-034) had been opened.the preceding petitions and the engineering analysis have been merged intoea88-034.===

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