1993 Mercedes Benz 140

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System › Wiring	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Exterior Lighting › Headlights09E025000

Filed May 11, 200942,540 vehiclesDope, Inc.

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Air Bags › Frontal93V108000

Filed Jun 23, 1993480 vehiclesMercedes-Benz Usa, Inc.

Defect. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DO NOT MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 208.

Risk. SEAT OCCUPANTS RELYING ON THE INSTALLED AIRBAG WOULD NOTBE PROTECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THAT OF FMVSS 208 COMPLIANT AIRBAG, ANDCOULD HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE THE AIRBAGS WITH AIRBAGS THAT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Wiring

Filed Feb 4, 2006VA

DISINTEGRATION OF WIRING HARNESS INSULATION ON 1993 (AND OTHERS) S-CLASS CARS CREATING FIRE HAZARD, DANGEROUS STALLING PROBLEMS AND FAILURE OF VEHICLE DRIVABILITY. *NM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	0	2	Routine
1995	0	2	Routine
1993 — this page	1	2	Routine
1992	1	2	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: May 11, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.