Recall Register

1990 Mercedes Benz 500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Mercedes Benz 500. The newest campaign is 96V175000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Sep 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility. 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, 96V175000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the headlamp washer pump on these vehicles.
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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. 29,152 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: .

  2. 90V062000Received . 278 units.

    Tires / Sidewall

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Left front and left rear tires may have been damaged by a worn chain drive of the conveyor system.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Damaged or cut tires could fail during use and result in an accident with possible injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace damaged tires with tires of the same brand name.

    Report filed by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC..

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.

1990 Mercedes Benz 500: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Steering1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
2 Oct 1997

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 1990 Mercedes Benz 500, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 1 complaint.

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. 19840
  2. 19850
  3. 19902
  4. 19911
  5. 19921
  6. 19931
  7. 19941
  8. 19950
  9. 19960
  10. 19970
  11. 19980
  12. 19990
  13. 20000
  14. 20030

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. 1990 Mercedes Benz 500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/500/1990/. 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 1990 Mercedes Benz 500?
29,152 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 500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Mercedes Benz 500, model years 1984 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Mercedes Benz 500 name most often?
Steering: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Mercedes Benz 500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.