Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1988 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes Benz, most frequently naming the brakes, heating & air conditioning and driver assistance categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 1 manufacturer communication is on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
MY CAR CUT OFFS WITH ME DRIVER AT 55-65 MILE WITH NO WARNING ON MANY OCCASIONS. IT HAS ACCELLERATED AS IF I HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED FOR LACK OF A BETTER DISCRIPTION. ON OCCASION IT FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND CUT OFF ,THEN QUICKLY JERK INTO STARTING AND ACCELORTATE QUICKLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT JUST FAILED TO COME ON. NOW HOT AIR SEEMS TO EMIT FROM THE VENTS AS IF THE HEATER IS ON. IT IS REALLY UPSETTING THAT THE CHERRY HILL NJ MERCEDES DEALER HAVE CHECKED MY CAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH. SINCE THE DAY NEW FUEL PUMPS WERE PUT ON MY CAR THE CAR HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS. .
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
TIRES
UPDATED INFORMATION TO REFLECT ADDITON OF APPROVED TIRES. *YC
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32.9 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988Viewing | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.