Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Mercedes Benz SL

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood1
000
Electrical System › Wiring1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting09E012000
Filed Apr 7, 200916,270 vehiclesSabersport

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 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. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Filed Nov 15, 2007100,000 milesIN

MAIN ENGINE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY INSULATION ON THE WIRES. *TR

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Jan 4, 2005WA

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A SL600 MERCEDES AND IM FINDING EVIDENCE OF BIODEGRADABLE WIRE THAT IS FLAKING AND SHORTING OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE LINK. *AKHTTP://WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG/GALLERY/SHOWLINK.ASP?CATID=12228&PARENTID=26&SUBNAME=SL600_THROTTLE_BODY_DAMAGE&PARENTNAME=R129_SL_CLASS

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1994
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20111000Routine
20071000Routine
20061000Routine
20042000Routine
20033000Routine
199513130Routine
199415130Routine
1993 — this page2100Routine
19921100Routine
19911100Routine
19901000Routine

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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: Apr 7, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.