1992 Mercedes Benz 124: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1992 Mercedes Benz 124. The newest campaign is 95V031000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Feb 1995. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 95V031000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install additional wiring harness cable fastener ties and edge protective covering for sharp edges of the metal foot rest.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 50,480 units in total.
95V031000Received . 50,000 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The front passenger metal foot rest can, over time, abrade through the wiring harness under the foot rest causing the wiring harness to short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A short circuit can cause the wires to overheat, stall the engine, or inadvertently deploy an airbag, any of these increases the potential for a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install additional wiring harness cable fastener ties and edge protective covering for sharp edges of the metal foot rest.
Report filed by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
93V108000Received . 480 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Driver's side airbags do not meet certain requirements of FMVSS 208.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seat occupants relying on the installed airbag would notbe protected in the same manner as that of FMVSS 208 compliant airbag, andcould have an increased risk of injury in an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the airbags with airbags that comply with FMVSS 208.
Report filed by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Seats | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Aug 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19922
- 19932
- 19941
- 19951
- 20010
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1992 Mercedes Benz 124The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 Mercedes Benz 124: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/124/1992/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Mercedes Benz 124?
- 50,480 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mercedes Benz 124 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Mercedes Benz 124, model years 1992 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Mercedes Benz 124 name most often?
- Seats: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Mercedes Benz 124 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.