Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 Mercedes Benz 190

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
10
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

10 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER Core
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT
    1
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:CABLES
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
91V137000·PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL1991-08-20

THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DISTORT THE GRIP AND PINCH THE BRAKE RELEASE KNOB. IF THE RELEASE KNOB STICKS IN A PARTIAL ENGAGE/RELEASE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE PINCHED GRIP, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LEVER TO RELEASE UNINTENTIONALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE.

RiskIF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY PARKED WITH THETRANSMISSION IN THE CORRECT POSITION, AND IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A GRADE,REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE COULD LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL ROLLAWAY AND ANACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP WITH A NEW GRIP TYPE.

87V104000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1987-07-13

IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH BLOWS FUSE NO. 9, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE.

RiskTOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROLWOULD NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED.

FixUSE TWO FUSES IN COMBINATION SO THAT IN CASE OF A FUSE FAILURE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
EA90040·PARKING BRAKE1990-08-29 → 1991-08-30

PARKING BRAKE LEVERS

Led to recall91V137000

EA88034·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1988-07-15 → 1990-07-31

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

PE88032·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1988-03-10 → 1988-05-02

ABS FAILURES

DP87019·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-05-22 → 1987-10-29

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

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