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1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 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 Jul 10, 2000
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.
0
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 Sep 20, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450. 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

Body & structure
Filed Jul 10, 2000

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THIS MERCEDES MDL FROM 1972 TO 1982 (SL MODEL) ON THE ROAD. HELP SAVE SOMEONES LIFE!, MY AUTO WAS NEVER IN A CRASH OR BODY DAMAGE! NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID
725211
Incident
Jun 22, 2000
ElectricalEngine
Filed Sep 20, 1996

BATTERY FAILED.

NHTSA ID
508965
Incident
Jul 30, 1996

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

Data on this page last refreshed .