Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1997 Mercedes-Benz S600, most frequently naming the electrical, interior & seats and exterior lighting categories. 12 manufacturer communications are 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.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
MY 97 MERCEDES HAS SUFFERED FROM THIS SAME DISINTEGRATING ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DEFECT --AND IF IT HASN'T, IT WILL- MERCEDES-BENZ USA IS WILLFULLY PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY, AND THEY HAVE THEIR HAND IN MY WALLET
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Touch pad: Search lighting does not dim or does not turn on.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NTG5.5: Incorrect time shown on instrument cluster, COMAND display, and analog clock
POWER TRAIN
Harsh engagement when changing gear range from P to D or R
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Harsh engagement when changing gear range from P to D
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Vehicle cannot be opened via Keyless-Go and radio remote control
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
iPhone mobile phone: Various complaints after software update to iOS8
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
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.