Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1999 Mercedes Benz E Class

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
13
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
6
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

13 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • SUSPENSION:FRONT
    6
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    4
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL Springs
    3
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND Fittings
    1
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE Fluid LOW WARNING: Lamp
    1
  • Steering
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
98V256000·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1998-10-14

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A WRONG CLAMP MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE WINDOW AIR BAG UNITS.

RiskTHE WINDOW AIR BAG MAY NOT FULLY DEPLOY IN A SIDE-IMPACT COLLISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WINDOW AIR BAG UNITS AND, IF THE WRONG OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CLAMP IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE UNIT WILL BE REPLACED.

98V256000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1998-10-14

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A WRONG CLAMP MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE WINDOW AIR BAG UNITS.

RiskTHE WINDOW AIR BAG MAY NOT FULLY DEPLOY IN A SIDE-IMPACT COLLISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WINDOW AIR BAG UNITS AND, IF THE WRONG OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CLAMP IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE UNIT WILL BE REPLACED.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE07021·SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS2007-04-19 → 2007-08-09

FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING EJECTION

PE03058·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS2003-12-17 → 2004-04-22

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE

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