Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 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.

1
Open recalls
14
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

14 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    4
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER Core
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • Power Train
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
    1
  • Steering
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

NHTSA investigations

3 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

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