Recall Register

1993 Mercedes Benz 300: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300. The campaign is 96V175000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Sep 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 96V175000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the headlamp washer pump on these vehicles.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 28,874 units in total.

  1. 96V175000Received . 28,874 units.

    Visibility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    If one of the headlamp wiper arms becomes misaligned, the wiper balde can lodge in the groove under the headlamp. If the washers are activated with the wiper blade in the misaligned and lodged position, the washer pump will run continuously expelling all available fluid.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Pump operation in the absence of fluid can cause the pump to overheat and cause a vehicle fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the headlamp washer pump on these vehicles.

    Report filed by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

39 complaints, 51 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1993 Mercedes Benz 300
  • All 1993 vehicles
1993 Mercedes Benz 300: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1993 300All 1993 vehicles300, all yearsMentions
Electrical System490.282.2187.525
Engine and Engine Cooling137.3140.41847
Steering58.834.127.83
Fuel System, Gasoline58.852.541.73
Air Bags39.234.790.32
Vehicle Speed Control39.238.669.42
Tires39.230.4592
Seat Belts39.25627.82
Service Brakes, Hydraulic19.6185.655.61
Visibility19.646.931.31

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Apr 2013

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.

Complaints about the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 6 complaints.

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.

  1. 19713
  2. 19721
  3. 19780
  4. 19800
  5. 19820
  6. 19830
  7. 19840
  8. 19850
  9. 19860
  10. 19871
  11. 19881
  12. 19891
  13. 19904
  14. 19912
  15. 19921
  16. 19931
  17. 19940
  18. 19950
  19. 19960
  20. 19970
  21. 19980
  22. 19990
  23. 20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1993 Mercedes Benz 300: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/300/1993/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300?
28,874 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercedes Benz 300 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Mercedes Benz 300, model years 1971 to 2002. 1 of them names the 1993 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300 name most often?
Electrical System: 25 of 51 component mentions, or 490.2 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 82.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.