Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc.: Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 1, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,584. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE PLASTIC COVER OF THE PRERESISTOR FOR THE AUXILIARY FAN MAY MELT, POSSIBLY IGNITING THE PRERESISTOR.
The risk
THIS RESULTS IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE THAT WOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PRERESISTOR WITH VERSION HAVING A METAL COVER.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Mercedes Benz 300 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 90V068000.
Full record for the 1990 Mercedes Benz 300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →