1996 M-B 260

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › springs › coil springs. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs	1		0	0	0
Electrical System	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting99V033005

Filed Sep 22, 19995 vehiclesM-B Companies

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SPICER 6,000 OR 8,000 LB. FRONT STEER AXLES. THE TIE ROD END CAN PULL OUTBOARD AND SEPARATE FROM THE TIE ROD TUBE DUE TO IMPROPER THREAD ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE MALE TIE ROD END AND THE FEMALE TUBE.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE TIE ROD END COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SPICER IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System

Filed May 1, 2008120,000 milesCA

I HAVE A 1996 MERCEDES BENZ C220 THAT THE WIRING INSULATION IS DISCENAGRATING ON THREW OUT THE CAR REALLY BAD WIRE INSULATION FIRE DANGER FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DANGER. *TR

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs

Filed Mar 4, 200564,000 milesNJ

THE FRONT COIL SPRING SUPPORT WELDS FAILED AND RESULTED IN AN DAMAGED FRONT SUSPENSION.*AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1997	0	1	0	0	Routine
1996 — this page	2	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 22, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.