1990 Mercedes Benz 500

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › hydraulic power assist › pump. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump	1		0	0	1

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Visibility96V175000

Filed Sep 19, 199628,874 vehiclesMercedes-Benz Usa, Inc.

Defect. IF ONE OF THE HEADLAMP WIPER ARMS BECOMES MISALIGNED, THE WIPER BALDE CAN LODGE IN THE GROOVE UNDER THE HEADLAMP. IF THE WASHERS ARE ACTIVATED WITH THE WIPER BLADE IN THE MISALIGNED AND LODGED POSITION, THE WASHER PUMP WILL RUN CONTINUOUSLY EXPELLING ALL AVAILABLE FLUID.

Risk. PUMP OPERATION IN THE ABSENCE OF FLUID CAN CAUSE THE PUMP TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP WASHER PUMP ON THESE VEHICLES.

Tires › Sidewall90V062000

Filed May 1, 1990278 vehiclesMercedes-Benz Usa, Inc.

Defect. LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A WORN CHAIN DRIVE OF THE CONVEYOR SYSTEM.

Risk. DAMAGED OR CUT TIRES COULD FAIL DURING USE AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES.

Remedy. REPLACE DAMAGED TIRES WITH TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND NAME.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump1 injured

Filed Oct 2, 1997KY

WHILE DRIVING, THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER STATED RESERVOIR FOR POWER STEERING DISCONNECTED, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.*JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2003	11	0	0	0	Routine
2000	9	0	0	0	Routine
1999	7	0	0	0	Routine
1998	2	0	0	0	Routine
1997	8	0	0	0	Routine
1996	6	0	0	0	Routine
1995	8	0	0	1	Fatalities reported
1994	6	1	0	0	Routine
1993	23	1	1	1	Fatalities reported
1992	15	1	1	1	Fatalities reported
1991	0	1	0	0	Routine
1990 — this page	1	2	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 19, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.