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1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 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.
13
Latest Jan 9, 2003
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.
3
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.
0
Reports on file since Mar 8, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300. 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.

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Showing 1–13 of 13

Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 9, 2003

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS NOTED THAT OTHER 3 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. INSPECTION REVEALED TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. *TT *NLM

NHTSA ID
10001924
Incident
Nov 30, 2002
Airbags
Filed Aug 20, 1999
1 injury reported

DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHCLE WAS IN MOTION ,RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLSION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845510
Incident
Aug 8, 1999
Airbags
Filed May 14, 1999
1 injury reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
706511
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Jan 2, 1997

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK THE DOORS. *AK

NHTSA ID
513362
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Airbags
Filed Dec 5, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WITHOUT ANY REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
805937
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BELT BOLTS 'FIRED', CAUSING HEARING LOSS.

NHTSA ID
509259
Incident
May 10, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 23, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
987215
Incident
Jul 18, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 8, 1996
Crash reported

CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
986575
Brakes
Filed Mar 18, 1996
Crash reported

WHEN THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT ROLLED BACKWARD VERY FAST THAT THE DRIVER WAS PUSHING HER BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
980837
AirbagsPowertrain (other)Seat belts
Filed Feb 16, 1996

DRIVESHAFT FAILURE, CAUSING AIR BAG TO BLOW UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
979303
Incident
Dec 20, 1995
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 8, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED 11 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION. NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
490801
Incident
Jan 8, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 17, 1995

VEHICLES THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 2 TIMES DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATION. TT

NHTSA ID
965446
Incident
Jul 13, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 8, 1995

THROTTLE BUSHING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-095), CAUSING INOPERABLE GAS PEDAL. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481408
Incident
Jul 13, 1994

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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