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1983 Mercedes-Benz 240 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 3, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 19, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 Mercedes-Benz 240. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Filed Jan 3, 2012

CPSC# I11A0573A. FIX A FLAT TIRE INFLATOR. THERE WAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE CAN THE CONSUMER WAS USING. IT SENT TOXIC TIRE INFLATOR CHEMICALS ALL OVER CONSUMERS BODY. *LN

NHTSA ID
10442970
Incident
Aug 25, 2011
Electrical
Filed Jul 19, 2002

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, BATTERY EXPLODED AND ACID LEAKED OUT ALL OVER THE INSIDE ENGINE. FUMES AND SMOKE ALSO CAME OUT.*AK *SCC

NHTSA ID
8014329
Incident
Jul 15, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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