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1987 Mercedes-Benz 420 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 Aug 5, 1999
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.
1
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 Apr 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Mercedes-Benz 420. 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

Engine
Filed Aug 5, 1999

DRIVING THROUGH DOWNTWN AT 5 MPH, CAR WAS FILLED WITH STEAM BECAUSETHE HOSE BROKE.CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTUR. *AK

NHTSA ID
844407
Incident
Jul 28, 1999
Engine
Filed Jul 20, 1999

DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE RADIATOR, IT CRACKED AND CAUSED WATER TO LEAK. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. COMMON PROBLEM. MERCEDES BENZ CAME WITH A NEW DESIGN OF RADIATOR, AND CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS NOT A DEFECT IN THE OLD ONE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
842651
Incident
Jun 30, 1999
Brakes
Filed Apr 10, 1995
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRYING TO TURN A CURB THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAIL LOST CONTROL WAS IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT CAR WAS TOTALED. TT

NHTSA ID
963593
Incident
Dec 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.

Data sources

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