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1990 Mercedes-Benz 300E 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 Jun 20, 2009
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 Oct 24, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300E. 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 1–3 of 3

Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 2009

THIS IS A REQUEST IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BEGIN SAFETY INSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT ON DEFECTS AND RECALLS ON ALL MODELS FOR BENZ AND BMW. PLEASE BEGIN INSPECTIONS FOR DEFECTS AND RECALLS ON TIRES AND OTHER PARTS, EQUIPMENT. PLEASE BEGIN WITH 1990S MODELS TO THE PRESENT FOR SAFETY, CRASH, TIRE, COMPLIANCE. PLEASE FIND USED VEHICLES AND ALL NEW VEHICLES, TO INCLUDE VEHICLES AT THE MANUFACTURERS PLANTS, LOCATIONS, AUTO AUCTIONS, NEW AND USED CAR LOTS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10274412
Incident
Jun 19, 2009
Engine
Filed Apr 4, 2001

RADIATOR UPPER NECK CONNECTOR IS MADE OF PLASTIC. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDS TO REPLACE RADIATOR WITH A METAL NECK CONNECTOR INSTEAD, BUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
885052
Incident
Sep 28, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 24, 2000

THE RIGHT REAR (BRIDGESTONE RE 92 205/6015)TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING.*ET

NHTSA ID
556368
Incident
Aug 20, 2000

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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