Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1978 Mercedes Benz 450

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
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

2 campaigns
84V007000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1984-01-25

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT LINKAGE ADJACENT TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL CONTAINS A PLASTIC BUSHING THAT COULD DEFORM DUE TO HIGH ENGINE COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURES CREATED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

FixPLASTIC BUSHINGS WILL BE REPLACED WITH STEEL BUSHINGS.

78V106000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL 1978-05-15

THE FUEL TANK COULD DEFORM DUE TO THE FUEL TANK VALVE CAUSING BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL TANK VENTILATION SYSTEM.

FixTHE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK VENT VALVE WITHOUT CHARGE.

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