Recall Register

2002 Mercedes Benz ML320: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320. The campaign is 01V290000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Sep 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Upper Arm. NHTSA has 88 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

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Remedy of campaign 01V290000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the left front upper control arm. Owner notification began september 29, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 870 units in total.

  1. 01V290000Received . 870 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Upper Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The left front upper control arm may not meet the specified strength requirements.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The control arm could fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the left front upper control arm. Owner notification began september 29, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.

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

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Complaints by component

88 complaints, 139 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.

  • 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320
  • All 2002 vehicles
2002 Mercedes Benz ML320: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2002 ML320All 2002 vehiclesML320, all yearsMentions
Steering172.739.6137.924
Electrical System136.794.685.519
Service Brakes107.925.764.315
Vehicle Speed Control79.139.251.511
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)71.96.357.910
Service Brakes, Hydraulic64.776.570.89
Exterior Lighting43.233.322.16
Seats43.21224.86
Visibility3638.742.35
Suspension3681.223.95

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash
4
Complaints that report a fire
8
Injuries in the complaints
6
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
3 May 2024

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 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE10050Preliminary evaluationBrake lamp switch failure.Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch21 Dec 20104 May 201111V208000

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. 19980
  2. 19990
  3. 20000
  4. 20010
  5. 20021
  6. 20030
  7. 20050
  8. 20060
  9. 20072
  10. 20082
  11. 20093
  12. 20101
  13. 20110

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. 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/ml320/2002/. 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, LLC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320?
870 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 ML320 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mercedes Benz ML320, model years 1998 to 2011. 1 of them names the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320 name most often?
Steering: 24 of 139 component mentions, or 172.7 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 39.6 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.