1990 Mercedes Benz ML430
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 1990 mercedes benz ml430. the contact noticed that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. he was sent a recall notice for the issue and had the vehicle repaired according to the recall. after the repair, the failure persisted. an independent mechanic inspected the…
Tl*the contact owns a 1990 mercedes benz ml430. the contact noticed that the steering wheel was difficult to turn. he was sent a recall notice for the issue and had the vehicle repaired according to the recall. after the repair, the failure persisted. an independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and noticed a leak in the power steering. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they confirmed that the failure was the same as stated in the previous recall; however, the dealer refused to repair it a second time. the manufacturer apologized, but offered no additional assistance. the nhtsa campaign ID number was unknown. the current mileage was approximately 99,000 and failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10034152Mercedes: battery symbol and service required (in white). Fault message IS displayed if the charge level IS too low or the park pawl additional battery IS defective. In addition fault code fc 9061 and/or fc 9062 IS stored in the front sam.
- 10033074Xentry: outside door handle no longer returns to end position. Due to a bent pin in the dynamic balancer, the support spring of the bearing bracket can slide out of place or become unhooked. Models 164, 251, 166, 204, 212. No model years listed. Updated 2/1/12. Updated 10/3/12. Updated 10/21/13.
- 10030929Mercedes: corrosion protection coatings for brake components and hardware may be damaged and or stripped away if highly concentrated acid based cleaners are used. Once the corrosion protection IS damaged or removed the brake components and or hardware can begin to corrode. Include all models and model years.
- 10020460Play in the rack and pinion steering system. Models 203, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230. Mercedes benz. Updated 5/13/09.
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